purple lovegrass
(Eragrostis spectabilis)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Wetland Indicator Status |
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| Great Plains | UPL - Obligate upland |
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| Midwest | UPL - Obligate upland |
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| Northcentral & Northeast | UPL - Obligate upland |
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Description |
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Height |
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12″ to 32″ |
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Habitat |
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Dry. Shortgrass prairies, fields, woodland margins, roadsides, disturbed areas. Full sun. |
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Locally common |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) / Angiospermae (flowering plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | PACMAD clade | ||
| Subfamily | Chloridoideae | ||
| Tribe | Eragrostideae | ||
| Subtribe | Eragrostidinae | ||
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Eragrostis (lovegrass) | ||
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Eragrostis geyeri Eragrostis pectinacea var. spectabilis Eragrostis spectabilis var. sparsihirsuta Eragrostis spectabilis var. spectabilis Eragrostis velutina Megastachya spectabilis Poa amabilis Poa hirsuta var. spectabilis Poa pectinacea Poa spectabilis Poa villosa |
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Common Names |
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petticoat-climber purple love grass purple lovegrass |
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| Nancy Falkum 6/5/2021 |
Location: Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit Prairie Alum Root in bud and some blooming |
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Blazing Star Prairie Addition Preserve, South Unit Clifton E. French Regional Park Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Kellogg Weaver Unit Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA, Weaver Dunes Unit Margherita Preserve-Audubon Prairie Minnesota Valley NWR, Wilkie Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Pavia Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Spieker Unit Pembina Trail Preserve SNA, Crookston Prairie Unit Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area |
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