Eragrostis hirsuta

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Eragrostis
Species:	Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees
Common Name	Bigtop Lovegrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Reproductive Phenology: December; 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; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	4
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Eragrostis sporoboloides	Eragrostis sporoboloides J.G. Sm. & Bush

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: Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Livingston (KY), Blount (TN), Cocke (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hawkins (TN), Knox (TN), McMinn (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1977 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0031167	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031169	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031175	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031178	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031177	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031593	Fulton	Kentucky			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031174	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031172	Hardeman	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031179	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031165	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031168	Fayette	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031591	Livingston	Kentucky			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031581	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031580	Fulton	Kentucky			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031176	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031166	Cocke	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031170	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031180	Warren	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031592	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031171	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
TENN-V-0031173	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis hirsuta
UCHT002787	Hamilton	Tennessee	01 Oct 2008	S. Huskins 1471	UCHT Eragrostis hirsuta
UCHT006458	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Eragrostis hirsuta
UCHT002791	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Eragrostis hirsuta
UCHT002788	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Eragrostis hirsuta
UCHT006459	Polk	Tennessee			UCHT Eragrostis hirsuta
UCHT002789	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Eragrostis hirsuta
APSC0032617	Stewart	Tennessee	23 Sep 1990	James Joyner	APSC Eragrostis hirsuta
APSC0068245	Ballard	Kentucky			APSC Eragrostis hirsuta
APSC0032625	McMinn	Tennessee			APSC Eragrostis hirsuta
APSC0068244	Livingston	Kentucky	17 Oct 1977	Raymond Athey	APSC Eragrostis hirsuta
APSC0032717	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Eragrostis hirsuta
APSC0032719	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Eragrostis hirsuta
APSC0032720	Shelby	Tennessee			APSC Eragrostis hirsuta
APSC0032711	Livingston	Kentucky	17 Oct 1977	Raymond Athey	APSC Eragrostis hirsuta
UCHT035802	Livingston	Kentucky			UCHT Eragrostis hirsuta
UOS07932	Franklin	Tennessee	16 Oct 2000	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Eragrostis hirsuta
UOS07945	Franklin	Tennessee	16 Jul 1996	Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.	UOS Eragrostis hirsuta
ETSU026442	Hawkins	Tennessee	09 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19607	ETSU Eragrostis hirsuta
ETSU003514	Washington	Tennessee	30 Oct 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eragrostis hirsuta
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	09 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Eragrostis hirsuta
MEM017679	Carlisle	Kentucky	26 Sep 1979	Raymond Athey 4513	MEM Eragrostis hirsuta
31234100137031	Knox	Tennessee	17 Oct 1980	Henry R. DeSelm 60	EKY Eragrostis hirsuta
31234100137015	Fulton	Kentucky	23 Sep 1977	Raymond Athey 3848	EKY Eragrostis hirsuta
31234100137007	Ballard	Kentucky	21 Sep 1977	Raymond Athey 3842	EKY Eragrostis hirsuta
31234100137023		Tennessee	15 Sep 1984	Henry R. DeSelm 68	EKY Eragrostis hirsuta
ETSU003515	Cocke	Tennessee			ETSU Eragrostis hirsuta
ETSU003513	Unicoi	Tennessee	18 Nov 2013	Frosty Levy	ETSU Eragrostis hirsuta

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Eragrostis hirsuta

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