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Eragrostis

Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees – Bigtop or Stout Love Grass

January 31, 2011 by njflora

Bigtop Love Grass

  Moncotyledon   Order:  Poales   Family: Poaceae, Grass Family Synonymy: E. hirsuta (Michx.) Nees var. laevivaginata Fern. Lower Taxa: none according FNA 2002. Origin: Native, southeastern North America Habit: Herbaceous, graminoid, perennial, cespitose Habitat: Open sandy soil; occasionally aggressive and opportunistic in disturbed dry sand areas. Range: New Jersey specimens from Atlantic and Camden,observed in Burlington (K. Anderson-Palmyra, JR … [Read more...] about Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees – Bigtop or Stout Love Grass

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