Sand Lovegrass
Common Name: Sand Lovegrass
Species Name: Eragrostis trichodes
Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like
Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family
Tribe: Eragrostideae, Lovegrass Tribe
| Plant Facts | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Season | Warm |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Throughout the Midwest from Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado and southward to Texas and New Mexico |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Western two-thirds of the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Long stalks
- Small tillers (buds) at the base of the plant
Floral
- Large, elongated seed heads purplish-red colored
- Solitary seed head at the end of each capillary branch; “stacked” florets
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 45-150 centimeters
- Ligule Type: Ciliate
- Sheath: Glabrous or pilose
- Leaves: Basal and cauline
- Floral Characteristics
- Inflorescence Type: Panicles
- Florets Per Spikelet: 4-18
- Glumes: Unequal
| Habitat/Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Soil Type | Sands and sandy loam |
| Habitat | Sands |
| Successional Stage | Late |
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