Eragrostis elliottii

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Eragrostis elliottii
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Genus: Eragrostis
Species:
E. elliottii
Binomial name
Eragrostis elliottii

Eragrostis elliottii, commonly known as Elliott's lovegrass, is a perennial graminoid in the family Poaceae. In the United States, it is found from North Carolina to southern Florida, west to eastern Texas. It is also found in the West Indies and in central Mexico south to Belize. It grows in maritime wet grasslands, inland edges of brackish marshes and freshwater tidal marshes, ultisol wet pine savannas, and calcareously-influenced wet pine savannas. [1]

References

  1. "Eragrostis elliottii (Elliott's Lovegrass) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-09-12.