Eragrostis frankii

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusEragrostis
Species:Eragrostis frankii C. A. Mey. ex Steud.
Common NameSandbar Lovegrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; 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
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Eragrostis capillaris var. frankii Eragrostis capillaris var. frankii (C.A. Mey. ex Steud.) Farw.
Eragrostis erythrogona Eragrostis erythrogona Nees ex Steud.
Eragrostis frankii var. brevipes Eragrostis frankii var. brevipes Fassett
Eragrostis frankii var. frankii Eragrostis frankii var. frankii
Poa micrantha Poa micrantha Schult.

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: Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Bell (KY), Boone (KY), Boyd (KY), Bracken (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Bullitt (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Clark (KY), Clinton (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Monroe (KY), Ohio (KY), Pendleton (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Bedford (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Decatur (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Unicoi (TN), Warren (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1948 - 2015

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100136900 Clinton Kentucky 09 Aug 1999 Mark A. Gorton
99-1041
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006275 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006283 Cannon Tennessee
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021977 Pendleton Kentucky 27 Aug 1987 Thieret, John
56074
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021973 Campbell Kentucky 03 Sep 1977 Thieret, John
50212
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
MDKY00004639 Boyd Kentucky
MDKY
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031160 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031146 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031162 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031147 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031154 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0067517 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0067515 Pike Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032705 Montgomery Tennessee 04 Sep 1948 Alfred Clebsch
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
N/A Powell Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21908
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006280 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006276 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006281 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031144 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031157 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031152 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031158 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031161 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031150 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0071479 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032695 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0068266 Warren Kentucky 20 Aug 1978 Max Medley
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0097445 Clark Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
MTSU023851 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Eragrostis frankii
MEM000108 Shelby Tennessee 14 Aug 1961 J. Briscoe
1
MEM
Eragrostis frankii
N/A Powell Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21908
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
31234100136967 Tennessee 21 Jun 1978 Henry R. DeSelm
71
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
31234100136884 Boone Kentucky 29 Aug 1991 Landon E. McKinney
4837
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006278 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
ETSU005859 Carter Tennessee 08 Oct 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eragrostis frankii
ETSU006389 Greene Tennessee 17 Sep 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021983 Campbell Kentucky 04 Sep 1977 Kaucher, Paul
45
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031149 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032701 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA025614 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
31234100136892 Campbell Kentucky 20 Aug 2010 Landon E. McKinney
11202
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006274 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 15 Sep 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031163 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031153 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0074736 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032697 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032698 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0095452 Breckinridge Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
MTSU023850 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA025169 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
31234100136975 Knox Tennessee Henry R. DeSelm
63
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006279 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021978 Campbell Kentucky 28 Sep 1998 Naczi, Robert
7687
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021972 Lewis Kentucky 05 Oct 1996 Gelis, Rudy
M2-1321
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031555 Trigg Kentucky
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031156 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0067516 Franklin Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032700 Stewart Tennessee 09 Sep 1983 Edward Chester
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
HTTU025385 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Eragrostis frankii
31234100136918 Jackson Kentucky 01 Sep 1991 Joe Abner
91-164
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006277 Lewis Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021974 Bracken Kentucky 01 Oct 1983 Buddell, George
2406
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021979 Powell Kentucky 23 Sep 1984 Thieret, John
55906
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021982 Kenton Kentucky 02 Sep 1978 Applegarth, Patrick
517
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031151 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031155 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0067513 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0067512 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032699 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
HTTU025306 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Eragrostis frankii
31234100136926 Laurel Kentucky 15 Aug 1985 Ralph L. Thompson
85-686
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
31234100136942 Trigg Kentucky 04 Sep 1978 Raymond Athey
4246
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
31234100776531 Powell Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21908
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
31234100136934 Ohio Kentucky 24 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4699
EKY
Eragrostis frankii
BEREA006282 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021980 Carroll Kentucky 21 Oct 1985 Thieret, John
56250
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
31973000021984 Rowan Kentucky 29 Aug 1980 Thieret, John
52389
KNK
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0210052 Tennessee A. Gattinger
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0069133 Pulaski Kentucky 02 Oct 1989 Max Medley
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032696 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
HTTU025384 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031143 Bedford Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031164 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031145 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031159 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
TENN-V-0031148 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Eragrostis frankii
UCHT002786 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0032702 Stewart Tennessee 13 Oct 1991 Edward Chester
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0086567 Carroll Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0068263 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
APSC0071886 Warren Tennessee 15 Aug 2012 Mason Brock
APSC
Eragrostis frankii
MEM006233 Fulton Kentucky 26 Sep 1973 Raymond Athey
2621
MEM
Eragrostis frankii
MEM012672 Anderson Kentucky 17 Aug 1955 Mary E. Wharton
9430
MEM
Eragrostis frankii
MEM006770 Ballard Kentucky 28 Aug 1973 Raymond Athey
2529
MEM
Eragrostis frankii
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