Eragrostis pectinacea Calflora

Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit

Taxon Report

Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees

Tufted lovegrass

2016 Keir Morse

2022 David popp

2007 Steve Matson

Eragrostis pectinacea is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~431 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. miserrima ... var. pectinacea
Genus:	Eragrostis
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Eragrostis pectinacea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ERPE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).