Teal Lovegrass in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019).
Teal Lovegrass in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/17/2014).
Teal Lovegrass in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/7/2019).
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Teal Lovegrass in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/6/2019).
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Jim Brighton.
Teal Lovegrass in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/17/2014).
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Jim Brighton.
Teal Lovegrass in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/7/2019).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Eragrostis hypnoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Eragrostis |
| Species: | E. hypnoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Eragrostis hypnoides | |
| Synonyms | |
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Poa hypnoides | |
Eragrostis hypnoides is a species of grass known by the common name teal lovegrass. It is native to the Americas from Canada to Argentina. It is found in moist areas near water in substrates of sand or mud.
Description
[edit]Eragrostis hypnoides is a mat-forming, creeping annual, rooting at stolons and sending up short erect stem tips to about 10 centimeters in height at maximum. The inflorescences atop the erect portions have small spikelets about a centimeter long which are yellow-green to slightly purple.
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment - Eragrostis hypnoides
- Grass Manual Treatment
- Eragrostis hypnoides - Photo gallery