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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Eragrostis ciliaris var. ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eragrostis ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
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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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Eragrostis ciliaris var. ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eragrostis ciliaris
FAMILY
Poaceae
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
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: Sandy shores, per Weakley's Flora
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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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