Eragrostis hypnoides
teal lovegrass, teal love grass, creeping lovegrass
Family
Poaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid, emergent aquatic, aquatic
Flower Color
inconspicuous
Flower Month
March - October
Height (meters)
0.0 - 0.2
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
OBL
Animal Use
Spikelets eaten by ducks.
Habitat
Swales, barrow ditches, streambars and banks, coastal plain, mud flats and sandy shores, sandy to muddy ground near streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes.