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Lovegrass

Eragrostis spp.

Stinking Lovegrass
Eragrostis cilianensis

Family: Grass (Poaceae)
AKA: Stink Grass
Photo taken on: September 12, 2011
Location: White Rock, NM
Life Zones: Plains and foothills
Habitat: Waste areas, sidewalks, yards

Grows from 4" to 2ft branched from the base with slender green stems and flat leaves. The flower head is open and loosely oval- shaped. The flower spikes are flat, shiny, silvery green to tan. There are minute glands on all parts of the plant which sometimes produce an unpleasant order when crushed.

Lovegrass

Grasses, Sedges & Rushes