Poaceae

Mourning lovegrass

Eragrostis lugens Nees

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eragrostis

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Common names

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English: Mourning lovegrass

Synonyms

Eragrostis flaccida Lindm.
Eragrostis lugens f. pallida Hack.
Eragrostis lugens subsp. flaccida (Lindm.) Hack.
Eragrostis lugens subsp. lugens
Eragrostis lugens var. flaccida (Lindm.) Hack.
Eragrostis lugens var. glabrata Döll
Eragrostis lugens var. glabrescens Döll
Eragrostis lugens var. lugens
Eragrostis pilosa var. lugens (Nees) Griseb.
Poa lugens (Nees) Kunth

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.