Eustachys petraea (Swartz) Desvaux. Common name: Dune Finger-grass. Phenology: (Sep-) Jun-Oct. Habitat: Dune slacks and sand flats, also in disturbed areas (especially southward). Distribution: NC (Dare County) south to s. FL and west to TX; Mexico to Panama; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K4, Meso6, S13, WH3; = Chloris petraea Sw. — GW1, HC, RAB, S, SFla, Tx. Basionym: Chloris petraea Sw. 1788
Links to other floras: = Eustachys petraea - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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