Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Eragrostis > Eragrostis hypnoidesEragrostis hypnoides (teal love grass; creeping lovegrass; teal lovegrass)Synonyms: Eragrostis reptans var. contracta; Eragrostis reptans var. laxior; Eragrostis reptans var. pygmaea; Erosion hypnoides (homotypic); Megastachya gouinii; Megastachya hypnoides (homotypic); Neeragrostis hypnoides (homotypic); Poa carinata; Poa dioica (homotypic); Poa hypnoides (homotypic); Poa hypnoides var. capitata; Poa hypnoides var. glabra; Poa hypnoides var. laxa; Poa mnioides (homotypic); Poa reptans var. caespitosa Eragrostis hypnoides is a species of grass known by the common name teal lovegrass. It is native to the Americas from Canada to Argentina. It is found in moist areas near water in substrates of sand or mud. |
| Bloom Period [1] | Summer | | Drought Tolerance [1] | None | | Fire Tolerance [1] | Low | | Frost Free Days [1] | 3 months 20 days | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | Medium | | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Fall | | Growth Form [1] | Bunch | | Growth Period [1] | Spring | | Growth Rate [1] | Slow | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [1] | Annual | | Propagation [1] | Seed | | Root Depth [1] | 6 inches (15 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Rapid | | Seed Vigor [1] | Medium | | Seeds Per [1] | 5669895 / lb (12499988 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [1] | Prostrate | | Structure [2] | Grass | | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | None |  | | Flower Color [1] | Green | | Foliage Color [1] | Green | | Fruit Color [1] | Yellow | | | Height [1] | 3.937 inches (0.1 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 3 Low Temperature: -40 F° (-40 C°) → -30 F° (-34.4 C°) | | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [1] | Intermediate | | Water Use [1] | High | | | Screening - Summer [1] | Moderate | | Screening - Winter [1] | Porous |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Mburucuyá National Park |
II |
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Corrientes, Argentina |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Tennessee River Gorge |
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Tennessee, United States |
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Upper Miss. River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
25823 |
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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