Gophertail Lovegrass

Eragrostis ciliaris

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Poaceae

Native to: Africa, Asia, and Southern America

Florida abundance and distribution: Very well spread throughout the state. Tolerant to salty areas and dry sand.

Recognition: Annual grass, leaf-blades up to 10 cm long, flat or loosely involute, long-acuminate and very finely pointed, strongly nerved, pilose on the upper surface or glabrous, scaberulous ligule.  Inflorescence the size and shape of a fuzzy pencil, often pinkish. Glumes: Lower glume lanceolate, lateral veins are absent.

Contributed by:  Geovany Estaban