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Tufted Lovegrass
( Eragrostis pectinacea )
Eragrostis pectinacea
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About Tufted Lovegrass (Eragrostis pectinacea)
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Eragrostis pectinacea
is a species of grass known by the common name Tufted lovegrass. This plant is native to the Americas from Canada to Argentina. It is widespread, growing in most open spaces at varying elevations and habitats, including in disturbed areas and roadsides.
Eragrostis pectinacea
is an annual tuft-forming bunchgrass, reaching maximum heights of anywhere from 10 to 80 centimeters. It is mostly hairless except for a fringe of hairs near where the leaf blade meets the sheath. The inflorescence is open with spreading branches holding yellowish to purplish spikelets, each just under centimeter long. Each narrow spikelet has up to 15 or 20 tiny florets.
Eragrostis pectinacea
is an annual tuft-forming bunchgrass, reaching maximum heights of anywhere from 10 to 80 centimeters. It is mostly hairless except for a fringe of hairs near where the leaf blade meets the sheath. The inflorescence is open with spreading branches holding yellowish to purplish spikelets, each just under centimeter long. Each narrow spikelet has up to 15 or 20 tiny florets.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grasses
Size
0.33 - 2.6 ft tall
Flower Color
Yellow, Purple
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
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Sandhill Skipper
Polites sabuleti
Polites sabuleti
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.6" - 67.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.76", Coldest Month: 29.2" - 59.5", Hottest Month: 55.3" - 89.3", Humidity: 0.42" - 40.24", Elevation: -190" - 7511"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Desert Lovegrass
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Eragrostis pectinacea
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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