Poaceae

Field lovegrass

Eragrostis elliottii (Elliott) S.Watson

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis

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Field lovegrass: Location taken: United States Botanic Garden, Washington D.C.. Names: Eragrostis elliottii 'Wind Dancer' S. Wats., Wind Dancer Field Lovegras Classification: Pl — Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 美洲画眉草
English: Field lovegrass
Finnish: Hopearöllinurmikka

Synonyms

Eragrostis macropoda Pilg.
Eragrostis nitida Chapm.
Poa nitida Elliott

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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.