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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