Eragrostis secundiflora

J. Presl.

Red lovegrass

PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds

The seeds are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Bolivia, Brazil, Guianas, Guyana, Mexico, North America, Peru, South America, Suriname, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela

How to Identify

A grass. It grows 10-65 cm tall. The leaves are near the base and 9-30 cm long by 1-3 mm wide.

Wikipedia

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Eragrostis secundiflora (syn. Eragrostis oxylepis), red lovegrass, is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, native to the central and southern United States, Mexico, and northern South America. A perennial reaching at most 70 cm (28 in), it is found in prairies and open woodlands, typically in sandy soils. Its seeds are considerably larger than other species of Eragrostis.

Names & Synonyms

Eragrostis beyrichii J. G. Sm.Eragrostis compacta Steud.Eragrostis oxylepis (Torr.) Torr.Eragrostis veraecrucis E. Fourn.Eragrostis yucatana L. H. Harv.Megastachya oxylepis (Nutt.) E. Fourn.Poa oxylepis Torr.Poa secundiflora (J. Presl) Kunth

References (1)

Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 217

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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