*Eragrostis japonica (Thunberg) Trinius. Common name: Pond Lovegrass. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Riverbanks, other moist or wet sandy areas. Distribution: SC and TN south to Central America, South America, and West Indies; Old World tropics. Probably introduced from the Old World. Reported for SC by HC, G, and Small (1933) and corroborated by recent collections (K. Bradley, pers.comm., 2020), sw. GA by Jones & Coile (1988), and for w. TN by Chester et al. (1993).
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K4, Tn, WH3; = n/a — C, RAB; ? Eragrostis glomerata (Walter) L.H.Dewey — G, GW1, HC, Mo1, S, S13, Tx; Poa japonica Thunberg. Basionym: Poa japonica Thunb. 1784
Links to other floras: = Eragrostis japonica - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
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