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Dominican lovegrass

Eragrostis prolifera (Sw.) Steud.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Eragrostis

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Common names

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English
Dominican lovegrass

Synonyms

  • Eragrostis albescens Steud.
  • Eragrostis diversiflora Vasey
  • Eragrostis domingensis (Pers.) Steud.
  • Eragrostis excelsa Griseb.
  • Eragrostis fascicularis Trin.
  • Eragrostis gigantea Trin.
  • Eragrostis glumacea E.Fourn.
  • Eragrostis guineensis Trin.
  • Eragrostis haenkei J.Presl
  • Eragrostis hagerupii Hitchc.
  • Eragrostis linearis (Schumach.) Benth.
  • Eragrostis maxima E.Fourn.
  • Eragrostis pallescens Hitchc.
  • Eragrostis salzmannii Steud.
  • Poa domingensis Pers.
  • Poa fascicularis (Trin.) Kunth
  • Poa haenkei (J.Presl) Kunth
  • Poa linearis Schumach.
  • Poa prolifera Sw.
  • Poa subulata Desv.

Characteristics

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

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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.