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Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood
sand lovegrass
ERTR3

Summary

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

U.S. Nativity

Native to U.S.

Federal T/E Status

 

National Wetland Indicator

 

 

Morphology/Physiology

Active Growth Period

Summer and Fall

After Harvest Regrowth Rate

Moderate

Bloat

None

C:N Ratio

Medium

Coppice Potential

No

Fall Conspicuous

No

Fire Resistant

No

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Conspicuous

No

Foliage Color

Green

Foliage Porosity Summer

Dense

Foliage Porosity Winter

Porous

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fruit/Seed Color

Brown

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous

No

Growth Form

Bunch

Growth Rate

Rapid

Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)

 

Height, Mature (feet)

3.5

Known Allelopath

No

Leaf Retention

No

Lifespan

Short

Low Growing Grass

No

Nitrogen Fixation

 

Resprout Ability

No

Shape and Orientation

Erect

Toxicity

None

 

Growth Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils

No

Adapted to Medium Textured Soils

No

Anaerobic Tolerance

Low

CaCO3 Tolerance

High

Cold Stratification Required

No

Drought Tolerance

High

Fertility Requirement

Low

Fire Tolerance

Low

Frost Free Days, Minimum

120

Hedge Tolerance

None

Moisture Use

Medium

pH, Minimum

6

pH, Maximum

8.5

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum

 

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum

 

Precipitation, Minimum

14

Precipitation, Maximum

35

Root Depth, Minimum (inches)

16

Salinity Tolerance

Low

Shade Tolerance

Intolerant

Temperature, Minimum (°F)

-23

 

Reproduction

Bloom Period

Late Spring

Commercial Availability

Routinely Available

Fruit/Seed Abundance

High

Fruit/Seed Period Begin

Summer

Fruit/Seed Period End

Fall

Fruit/Seed Persistence

No

Propagated by Bare Root

No

Propagated by Bulb

No

Propagated by Container

No

Propagated by Corm

No

Propagated by Cuttings

No

Propagated by Seed

Yes

Propagated by Sod

No

Propagated by Sprigs

No

Propagated by Tubers

No

Seed per Pound

1625680

Seed Spread Rate

Rapid

Seedling Vigor

High

Small Grain

No

Vegetative Spread Rate

None

 

Suitability/Use

Berry/Nut/Seed Product

No

Christmas Tree Product

No

Fodder Product

Yes

Fuelwood Product

None

Lumber Product

No

Naval Store Product

No

Nursery Stock Product

No

Palatable Browse Animal

High

Palatable Graze Animal

High

Palatable Human

No

Post Product

No

Protein Potential

Medium

Pulpwood Product

No

Veneer Product

No

 

Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood
sand lovegrass
ERTR3
Cultivar: Bend

Summary

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

U.S. Nativity

Native to U.S.

Federal T/E Status

 

National Wetland Indicator

 

 

Morphology/Physiology

Active Growth Period

Summer and Fall

After Harvest Regrowth Rate

Moderate

Bloat

None

C:N Ratio

Medium

Coppice Potential

No

Fall Conspicuous

No

Fire Resistant

No

Flower Color

Purple

Flower Conspicuous

No

Foliage Color

Green

Foliage Porosity Summer

Dense

Foliage Porosity Winter

Porous

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fruit/Seed Color

Brown

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous

No

Growth Form

Bunch

Growth Rate

Rapid

Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)

 

Height, Mature (feet)

3.5

Known Allelopath

No

Leaf Retention

No

Lifespan

Short

Low Growing Grass

No

Nitrogen Fixation

 

Resprout Ability

No

Shape and Orientation

Erect

Toxicity

None

 

Growth Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils

No

Adapted to Medium Textured Soils

No

Anaerobic Tolerance

Low

CaCO3 Tolerance

High

Cold Stratification Required

No

Drought Tolerance

High

Fertility Requirement

Low

Fire Tolerance

Low

Frost Free Days, Minimum

150

Hedge Tolerance

None

Moisture Use

Medium

pH, Minimum

5

pH, Maximum

7.8

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum

 

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum

 

Precipitation, Minimum

14

Precipitation, Maximum

35

Root Depth, Minimum (inches)

16

Salinity Tolerance

Low

Shade Tolerance

Intolerant

Temperature, Minimum (°F)

-28

 

Reproduction

Bloom Period

Late Summer

Commercial Availability

Routinely Available

Fruit/Seed Abundance

High

Fruit/Seed Period Begin

Summer

Fruit/Seed Period End

Fall

Fruit/Seed Persistence

No

Propagated by Bare Root

No

Propagated by Bulb

No

Propagated by Container

No

Propagated by Corm

No

Propagated by Cuttings

No

Propagated by Seed

Yes

Propagated by Sod

No

Propagated by Sprigs

No

Propagated by Tubers

No

Seed per Pound

1625680

Seed Spread Rate

Moderate

Seedling Vigor

High

Small Grain

No

Vegetative Spread Rate

None

 

Suitability/Use

Berry/Nut/Seed Product

No

Christmas Tree Product

No

Fodder Product

Yes

Fuelwood Product

None

Lumber Product

No

Naval Store Product

No

Nursery Stock Product

No

Palatable Browse Animal

High

Palatable Graze Animal

High

Palatable Human

No

Post Product

No

Protein Potential

Medium

Pulpwood Product

No

Veneer Product

No

 

Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood
sand lovegrass
ERTR3
Cultivar: Mason

Summary

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

U.S. Nativity

Native to U.S.

Federal T/E Status

 

National Wetland Indicator

 

 

Morphology/Physiology

Active Growth Period

Summer and Fall

After Harvest Regrowth Rate

Moderate

Bloat

None

C:N Ratio

Medium

Coppice Potential

No

Fall Conspicuous

No

Fire Resistant

No

Flower Color

Purple

Flower Conspicuous

No

Foliage Color

Green

Foliage Porosity Summer

Dense

Foliage Porosity Winter

Porous

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fruit/Seed Color

Brown

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous

No

Growth Form

Bunch

Growth Rate

Rapid

Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)

 

Height, Mature (feet)

3.5

Known Allelopath

No

Leaf Retention

No

Lifespan

Short

Low Growing Grass

No

Nitrogen Fixation

 

Resprout Ability

No

Shape and Orientation

Erect

Toxicity

None

 

Growth Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils

No

Adapted to Medium Textured Soils

No

Anaerobic Tolerance

Low

CaCO3 Tolerance

High

Cold Stratification Required

No

Drought Tolerance

High

Fertility Requirement

Low

Fire Tolerance

Low

Frost Free Days, Minimum

180

Hedge Tolerance

None

Moisture Use

Medium

pH, Minimum

5

pH, Maximum

7.8

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum

 

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum

 

Precipitation, Minimum

14

Precipitation, Maximum

35

Root Depth, Minimum (inches)

16

Salinity Tolerance

Low

Shade Tolerance

Intolerant

Temperature, Minimum (°F)

-13

 

Reproduction

Bloom Period

Late Summer

Commercial Availability

Routinely Available

Fruit/Seed Abundance

High

Fruit/Seed Period Begin

Summer

Fruit/Seed Period End

Fall

Fruit/Seed Persistence

No

Propagated by Bare Root

No

Propagated by Bulb

No

Propagated by Container

No

Propagated by Corm

No

Propagated by Cuttings

No

Propagated by Seed

Yes

Propagated by Sod

No

Propagated by Sprigs

No

Propagated by Tubers

No

Seed per Pound

1625680

Seed Spread Rate

Moderate

Seedling Vigor

High

Small Grain

No

Vegetative Spread Rate

None

 

Suitability/Use

Berry/Nut/Seed Product

No

Christmas Tree Product

No

Fodder Product

Yes

Fuelwood Product

None

Lumber Product

No

Naval Store Product

No

Nursery Stock Product

No

Palatable Browse Animal

High

Palatable Graze Animal

High

Palatable Human

No

Post Product

No

Protein Potential

Medium

Pulpwood Product

No

Veneer Product

No

 

Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood
sand lovegrass
ERTR3
Cultivar: Nebraska 27

Summary

Duration

Perennial

Growth Habit

Graminoid

U.S. Nativity

Native to U.S.

Federal T/E Status

 

National Wetland Indicator

 

 

Morphology/Physiology

Active Growth Period

Summer and Fall

After Harvest Regrowth Rate

Moderate

Bloat

None

C:N Ratio

Medium

Coppice Potential

No

Fall Conspicuous

No

Fire Resistant

No

Flower Color

Purple

Flower Conspicuous

No

Foliage Color

Green

Foliage Porosity Summer

Dense

Foliage Porosity Winter

Porous

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fruit/Seed Color

Brown

Fruit/Seed Conspicuous

No

Growth Form

Bunch

Growth Rate

Rapid

Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet)

 

Height, Mature (feet)

3.5

Known Allelopath

No

Leaf Retention

No

Lifespan

Short

Low Growing Grass

No

Nitrogen Fixation

 

Resprout Ability

No

Shape and Orientation

Erect

Toxicity

None

 

Growth Requirements

Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils

Yes

Adapted to Fine Textured Soils

No

Adapted to Medium Textured Soils

No

Anaerobic Tolerance

Low

CaCO3 Tolerance

High

Cold Stratification Required

No

Drought Tolerance

High

Fertility Requirement

Low

Fire Tolerance

Low

Frost Free Days, Minimum

120

Hedge Tolerance

None

Moisture Use

Medium

pH, Minimum

5

pH, Maximum

7.8

Planting Density per Acre, Minimum

 

Planting Density per Acre, Maximum

 

Precipitation, Minimum

16

Precipitation, Maximum

35

Root Depth, Minimum (inches)

16

Salinity Tolerance

Low

Shade Tolerance

Intolerant

Temperature, Minimum (°F)

-33

 

Reproduction

Bloom Period

Late Summer

Commercial Availability

Routinely Available

Fruit/Seed Abundance

High

Fruit/Seed Period Begin

Summer

Fruit/Seed Period End

Fall

Fruit/Seed Persistence

No

Propagated by Bare Root

No

Propagated by Bulb

No

Propagated by Container

No

Propagated by Corm

No

Propagated by Cuttings

No

Propagated by Seed

Yes

Propagated by Sod

No

Propagated by Sprigs

No

Propagated by Tubers

No

Seed per Pound

1625680

Seed Spread Rate

Moderate

Seedling Vigor

High

Small Grain

No

Vegetative Spread Rate

None

 

Suitability/Use

Berry/Nut/Seed Product

No

Christmas Tree Product

No

Fodder Product

Yes

Fuelwood Product

None

Lumber Product

No

Naval Store Product

No

Nursery Stock Product

No

Palatable Browse Animal

High

Palatable Graze Animal

High

Palatable Human

No

Post Product

No

Protein Potential

Medium

Pulpwood Product

No

Veneer Product

No

 

Kingdom  Plantae -- Plants

Subkingdom  Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants

Superdivision  Spermatophyta -- Seed plants

Division  Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants

Class  Liliopsida -- Monocotyledons

Subclass  Commelinidae

Order  Cyperales

Family  Poaceae -- Grass family

Genus  Eragrostis von Wolf -- lovegrass P

Species  Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Wood -- sand lovegrass P

 

Alternate Name

sand love grass, tall love grass.

 

Uses

Sand lovegrass is grazed by livestock and is sometimes cut for hay.

 

Status

Please consult the PLANTS Web site and your State Department of Natural Resources for this plant’s current status, such as, state noxious status and wetland indicator values.

 

Description

Grass Family (Poaceae).  Sand lovegrass is a warm‑season, short‑lived, perennial bunch grass.  The height ranges from 2-1/2 to 5 feet.  The leaf blade is flat.  It is narrow and rolls inward under dry conditions, giving a threadlike appearance.  The leaf sheath is rounded, nearly as long as the internodes, and hairy an inch or so below collar.  The seedhead has a large open and purplish panicle and spikelets mostly 4 to 6 flowered.

 

Distribution: For current distribution, please consult the Plant Profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site.

 

Management

Occasionally, it is included in range‑seeding mixtures for quick cover and forage production.  This grass is seldom a key management species.  It cures well on the stem and provides good grazing in the fall and winter, if grazing is deferred during summer months.

 

Establishment

This grass has a high stem to leaf ratio.  After stems are grazed off, they often become stiff and harsh to touch.  It can grow principally on deep sands and sandy loam soils.

 

Cultivars, Improved and Selected Materials (and area of origin)

Please contact your local NRCS Field Office.

 

Reference

Leithead, H.L., L.L. Yarlett, & T.N. Shiflett. 1976. 100 native forage grasses in 11 southern states. USDA SCS Agriculture Handbook No. 389, Washington, DC.

 

Prepared By & Species Coordinator:

Percy Magee, USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 

Edited: 13may02 ahv; jul03 ahv; 20sep05 jsp; 070116 jsp

 

For more information about this and other plants, please contact your local NRCS field office or Conservation District, and visit the PLANTS Web site<https://plants.usda.gov> or the Plant Materials Program Web site <https://Plant-Materials.nrcs.usda.gov>


 

 

 

Attribution:  U.S. Department of Agriculture 

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