Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (=) Eragrostis pilifera Scheele
• Basionym: Poa trichodes Nutt.

Common names:

• sand love grass  (Source: Food Feed Crops US) - English
• capim-amoroso-da-areia  (Source: pers. comm.) - Portuguese (Brazil)
• sandkärleksgräs  (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: fodder; forage; forage

Distributional Range:

Native

Northern America

• NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota (s.), Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota (s.)]
• NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (e.), Wyoming (s.e.)]
• SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Louisiana (n.), Mississippi (n.), Tennessee (s.w.)]
• SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (n.e.), Texas]

References:

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Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: http://gringlobal.iita.org/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=15326. Accessed 5 July 2024.