Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eragrostis ciliaris var. ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eragrostis ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eragrostis ciliaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Eragrostis ciliaris var. ciliaris
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-11-003:
Eragrostis ciliaris FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Eragrostis ciliaris var. ciliaris
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eragrostis ciliaris
COMMON NAME:
gophertail lovegrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_erci2_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_e_ciliaris_71529
October Miami-Dade County FL
Spikelets 6-12 flowered, 2-4mm long; keels of palea stiffly long-ciliate, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eragrostis ciliaris var. ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eragrostis ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eragrostis ciliaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Eragrostis ciliaris var. ciliaris
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-11-003:
Eragrostis ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Eragrostis ciliaris var. ciliaris
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eragrostis ciliaris
3946
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Sandy shores, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Panicle often purplish
Inflorescence a dense, spikelike panicle
FRUIT:
Grain lustrous red
Grain
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