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Eragrostis trichodes

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Sand Lovegrass
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E. trichodes
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Eragrostis trichodes
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Eragrostis trichodes, the sand lovegrass, is a warm season perennial bunchgrass native to North America.

Description

Eragrostis trichodes is most common in sandy soil of the prairies on the central and southern Great Plains.

The diffuse seedhead is often half the size of the entire Sand lovegrass plant.