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Eragrostis

not marked as a favorite taxon Eragrostis oxylepis (Torrey) Torrey. Common name: Red Lovegrass. Phenology: May-Dec. Habitat: Sandy roadsides, coastal dunes, and disturbed areas. Distribution: Nebraska and Colorado south to Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. Scattered eastwards and of uncertain nativity. First reported for South Carolina by Nelson & Kelly (1997).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = GW1, HC, Tx; = Eragrostis secundiflora J. Presl ssp. oxylepis (Torr.) S.D.Koch — Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K1, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NS, WH3; = n/a — C, RAB; > Eragrostis beyrichii J.G.Sm. — S13; < Eragrostis secundiflora J. Presl — Mex, POWO, S; > Eragrostis secundiflora J. Presl — S13. Basionym: Poa oxylepis Torrey 1853

Links to other floras: = Eragrostis secundiflora ssp. oxylepis - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (name change)
  • Midwest: FACU (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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