- Eragrostis pectinacea
Taxobox
name = "Eragrostis pectinacea"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Cyperales
familia =Poaceae
genus = "Eragrostis "
species = "E. pectinacea"
binomial = "Eragrostis pectinacea"
binomial_authority = (Michx.) Nees ex Steud.
synonyms = "Eragrostis tracyi""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, including disturbed areas and roadsides. It is a tuft-forming annual, 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.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8993,9004 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ERPE USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Eragrostis_pectinacea&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
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