A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Last updated 12/9/2023 by David Giblin.
Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees var. pectinacea[FNA25, HC2]
purple eragrostis, tufted eragrostis
Publication: Fl. Afr. Austral. Ill. 406. 1841.
Origin: Native
selected vouchers: WTU
Notes: FNA:25 "Eragrostis pectinacea is native from southern Canada to Argentina. In the Flora region, it grows in disturbed sites such as roadsides, railroad embankments, gardens, and cultivated fields, at 0-1200 m.
Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea grows throughout the range of the species, including most of the contiguous United States. Within the Flora region, it is most common in the eastern states and usually flowers from July-November."
References: (none)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Eragrostis diffusa Buckley
