Family: Poaceae
little love grass
[Eragrostis poaeoides P.Beauv.]
Flora.cyberia
Kurt Stüber
University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)
Etymology: Eragrostis: Greek er for "spring" and agrotis for "grass"
Plants: annual grass
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Road shoulders, railroad corridors, pavement cracks, gravel areas, gardens, old quarries. Introduced from Europe and first collected by Lloyd H. Shinners in 1938. Between 1938 and 1942, Shinners collected E. minor in 15 counties, exclusively along railroads. Since then, it has become more widespread in the state, being found in a variety of urban habitats.
Plants: annual grass
Conservation Status: Introduced - naturalized
Road shoulders, railroad corridors, pavement cracks, gravel areas, gardens, old quarries. Introduced from Europe and first collected by Lloyd H. Shinners in 1938. Between 1938 and 1942, Shinners collected E. minor in 15 counties, exclusively along railroads. Since then, it has become more widespread in the state, being found in a variety of urban habitats.
Flora of North America: Flora of North America USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Grasses of Iowa: Detailed photographs, descriptions, maps
Flora.cyberia
Kurt Stüber
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Botanical Illustration
Emmet J. Judziewicz
