Eragrostis elliottii S.Watson

Field lovegrass (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Eragrostis

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.45-0.9m high.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.9
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Flower color
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Minimum temperature (C°) -18
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Images

Eragrostis elliottii unspecified picture

Distribution

Eragrostis elliottii world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Georgia, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:93090-2
WFO ID wfo-0000867703
COL ID 6FXX4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Eragrostis elliottii Eragrostis macropoda Poa nitida Eragrostis nitida