Eriochloa acuminata (J. Presl) Kunth var. acuminata . Phen: Jun-Oct. Hab: Disturbed areas, urban waste areas, waste areas near wool-combing mills. Dist: Presumably native of farther south and west. Reported for scattered locations in GA (Jones & Coile 1988, as E. gracilis). Reported for NC (Kartesz 1999), but the specimen basis is of cultivated material. Reported as well-established in Laurens County, SC (Bradley et al. [in prep.]).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FlGr, FNA25, K3, K4, Mo1, NY, Crins (1991), Shaw & Webster (1987); = Eriochloa gracilis (E.Fournier) Hitchc. var. gracilis – HC; = n/a – RAB; < Eriochloa acuminata (J.Presl) Kunth – C, Il, Mex, Tn, WH3; < Eriochloa gracilis (E.Fournier) Hitchc. – Tx; >< Eriochloa lemmonii Vasey & Scribn., misapplied; > Eriochloa lemmonii Vasey ex Scribn. var. gracilis (E.Fourn.) Gould

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)
• Great Plains: FAC (name change)
• Midwest: FACW (name change)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8