Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Eragrostis spectabilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eragrostis spectabilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-11-012:
Eragrostis spectabilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Eragrostis spectabilis
COMMON NAME:
Purple Lovegrass, Tumblegrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_ersp_003_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_ersp_005_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm210818_2821
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190903_1167
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190903_1169
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm190903_1171
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm200908_7121
September Spartanburg County SC
Spikelets usually purplish, 2-10 flowered, 1-6mm long. Pedicels rigid, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7315
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7318
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Panicle branches spreading, scaberulous, sparsely pilose, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200920_7323
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves pilose on both surfaces and on sheaths, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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JK Marlow jkm0210d_22
October Greenville County SC
Roadside
Airy panicles of reddish-purple flower spikelets rise to a height of 1-2', per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm0410c_15
October Greenville County SC
Field
Panicle 2/3 the height of the culm, diffuse, bright purple (rarely pale), per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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JK Marlow s021026_d1
October Greenville County SC
Roadside
Profusely & finely branched panicle, rigid upright, turning purple, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow s061028_c
October SC
Spikelets flattened clusters of 2-10 flowers in a herringbone arrangement, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Eragrostis spectabilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eragrostis spectabilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-11-012:
Eragrostis spectabilis
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Eragrostis spectabilis
520
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, other dry woodlands, sandy fields, roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & low alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Spikelets purplish
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p224
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p212
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p164
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p150
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p343