Poaceae
Lace grass
Eragrostis capillaris
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eragrostis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lace grass
Synonyms
- Aira capillacea Lam.
- Eragrostis lugens Rupr. ex Galeotti
- Eragrostis pilosa var. capillaris (L.) Kuntze
- Poa capillaris L.
- Poa rubra Willd. ex Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.