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Eragrostis pectinacea
Also called Carolina Lovegrass, Purple Lovegrass, Purple Love Grass, Western Lovegrass
Eragrostis pectinacea is a species of grass known by the common names tufted lovegrass and Carolina lovegrass. This plant is native to the Americas from Canada to Argentina. It is widespread, growing in most open spaces at varying elevations and habitats, including in disturbed areas and roadsides.
Eragrostis pectinacea is widely distributed in the Americas, from Canada through the United States to Mexico in northern America, in Central America and the Caribbean, and in parts of South America. It has been introduced into Europe and further south than its native range in South America, in northeast Argentina and Uruguay.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eragrostis pectinacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
