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Eragrostis pectinacea (Michaux) Nees ex Steudel var. pectinacea. Common name: Carolina Lovegrass. Phenology: May-Nov. Habitat: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: ME and WA south to Central America; West Indies.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K4, Meso6, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Va, WH3; = Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud. — F, HC, S, WV; > Eragrostis diffusa Buckley — G, Il; < Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud. — Bah, C, GW1, Mex, Pa, Tn, Tx, W; > Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud. — G, S13; >< Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees ex Steud. — Il; < Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv. — RAB; > Eragrostis purshii Schrad. — S13; Poa pectinacea Michaux. Basionym: Poa pectinacea Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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