Purple Lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Streudel    
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Poales   >   Family Poaceae   >   Genus Eragrostis   

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Purple Lovegrass provides cover for birds that nest on the ground. It is a food source for songbirds and small mammals. Host to the Zabulon Skipper.

There are 112 records in the project database.

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Purple Lovegrass in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/2/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. (9/6/2013). Determined by R.J. Soreng, US National Herbarium. Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass growing along a road edge in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (8/25/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass growing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/1/2011). Verified by M.T. Strong, U.S. Herbarium. Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/13/2016). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass collected in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/20/2013). Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass in Howard Co., Maryland (9/3/2016). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/2/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/28/2013). (c) USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Sam Droege. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/26/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Purple Lovegrass growing in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/1/2011). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)


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