Eragrostis minor

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Eragrostis
Species:	Eragrostis minor Host
Common Name	Little Lovegrass; Bluegrass Lovegrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LGS; 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: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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	N/A
Status	Not Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

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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 (13)

Synonym	Full Citation
Eragrostis botterii	Eragrostis botterii E. Fourn.
Eragrostis eragrostis	Eragrostis eragrostis (L.) P.Beauv.
Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya	Eragrostis eragrostis var. microstachya (Coss. & Germ.) Farw.
Eragrostis multiflora var. pappiana	Eragrostis multiflora var. pappiana Chiov.
Eragrostis pappiana	Eragrostis pappiana (Chiov.) Chiov.
Eragrostis pilosa var. minor	Eragrostis pilosa var. minor (Host) Kuntze
Eragrostis poaeoides	Eragrostis poaeoides P.Beauv.
Eragrostis poaeoides var. laxiflora	Eragrostis poaeoides var. laxiflora Döll
Eragrostis poiformis	Eragrostis poiformis Link
Eragrostis suaveolens	Eragrostis suaveolens Becker ex Claus
Eragrostis vulgaris	Eragrostis vulgaris Coss. & Germ.
Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. poaeoides	Eragrostis vulgaris subsp. poaeoides (P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.) R.C.V. Douin
Eragrostis vulgaris var. microstachya	Eragrostis vulgaris var. microstachya Coss. & Germ.

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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: Ballard (KY), Boone (KY), Bourbon (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fulton (KY), Greenup (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lewis (KY), Livingston (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Mason (KY), Menifee (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Pike (KY), Rowan (KY), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Chester (TN), Cocke (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Haywood (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), McMinn (TN), Madison (TN), Polk (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
MEM006335	Ballard	Kentucky	28 Aug 1973	Raymond Athey 2527	MEM Eragrostis minor
TENN-V-0031308	Blount	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis poaeoides
N/A	Boone	Kentucky	29 Aug 1991	Landon E. McKinney 4835	EKY Eragrostis poaeoides
31973000022061	Bourbon	Kentucky	01 Nov 1978	Thieret, John 50810	KNK Eragrostis poaeoides
TENN-V-0031320	Bradley	Tennessee			TENN Eragrostis poaeoides
N/A	Calloway	Kentucky	21 Aug 1979	Raymond Athey 4430	EKY Eragrostis minor
TENN-V-0031830	Calloway	Kentucky			TENN Eragrostis poaeoides
31973000022058	Campbell	Kentucky	23 Jul 1980	Buddell, George 191	KNK Eragrostis poaeoides
APSC0095770	Campbell	Kentucky			APSC Eragrostis minor
APSC0071830	Campbell	Kentucky			APSC Eragrostis minor

Eragrostis minor

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Synonyms (13)

Specimens and Distribution

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