Eragrostis secundiflora

red lovegrass
Family

Poaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

sheathing

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear

Growth Form

graminoid

Flower Petals

no petals

Flower Month

March - October

Height (meters)

0.1 - 0.8

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

perennial


Wetland Class

UPL

Field Characters

While it does not look like other species of Eragrostis, the seed head of red lovegrass is composed of distinctive clustered spikelets that are usually red at maturity.

Habitat

Frequent in prairies and openings in woods and brush on sandy soils. It grows in sandy soils, dunes, grasslands, beaches, and roadsides.