Eragrostis spectabilis

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusEragrostis
Species:Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.
Common NamePurple Lovegrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 3
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (8)

SynonymFull Citation
Eragrostis geyeri Eragrostis geyeri Steud.
Eragrostis pectinacea var. spectabilis Eragrostis pectinacea var. spectabilis
Eragrostis spectabilis var. sparsihirsuta Eragrostis spectabilis var. sparsihirsuta Farw.
Eragrostis spectabilis var. spectabilis Eragrostis spectabilis var. spectabilis (Pursh) Steud.
Eragrostis velutina Eragrostis velutina Schrad.
Poa hirsuta var. spectabilis Poa hirsuta var. spectabilis (Pursh) Torr.
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Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Bracken (KY), Butler (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Clinton (KY), Crittenden (KY), Daviess (KY), Edmonson (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Greenup (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Montgomery (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Claiborne (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Monroe (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Tipton (TN), Trousdale (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1960 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0095339 Allen Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis spectabilis
MEM005703 Ballard Kentucky 16 Aug 1971 Raymond Athey
1443
MEM
Eragrostis spectabilis
APSC0068237 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis spectabilis
APSC0095366 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis spectabilis
APSC0095341 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis spectabilis
TENN-V-0031965 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Eragrostis spectabilis
TENN-V-0031343 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis spectabilis
APSC0032602 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis spectabilis
TENN-V-0031345 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis spectabilis
TENN-V-0031344 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis spectabilis
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Plant Photos

Eragrostis spectabilis - Dwayne Estes
Eragrostis spectabilis - Dwayne Estes
Eragrostis spectabilis - Dwayne Estes
Eragrostis spectabilis - Dwayne Estes
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Theo Witsell
Eragrostis spectabilis - Theo Witsell
Eragrostis spectabilis - Theo Witsell
Eragrostis spectabilis - Theo Witsell
Eragrostis spectabilis - Theo Witsell
Eragrostis spectabilis - Theo Witsell
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw
Eragrostis spectabilis - Joey Shaw