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Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.
gophertail lovegrass

       
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Line Drawing of Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.
 
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Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

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Synonyms:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

  POCI4 Poa ciliaris L.
 

Distribution:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

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USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NJ, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 78 species in Eragrostis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br. var. brachystachya Boiss. [excluded]. .
Eragrostis ciliaris var. brachystachya
Distribution of Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br. var. laxa Kuntze [excluded]. .
Eragrostis ciliaris var. laxa
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Classification:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Eragrostis von Wolf – lovegrass
Species Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br. – gophertail lovegrass
 

Introduced Information:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC NO FACU NO NO NO FACU NO NO NO NO NO FAC NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40775.

 
 
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