PLANTS Profile for Eragrostis cilianensis (stinkgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen
stinkgrass

Symbol:

ERCI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
CAN		I

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Photo of Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Soviet Union (Former). Usage Requirements.

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Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

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Synonyms:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

	ERMA12	Eragrostis major Host
	ERME8	Eragrostis megastachya (Koeler) Link
	POCI3	Poa cilianensis All.

Distribution:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NS, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 78 species in Eragrostis or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Eragrostis cilianensis ssp. starosselskyi

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

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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
Species	Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen – stinkgrass

U.S. Weed Information:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

candy grass
lovegrass
stinkgrass
strongscented lovegrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS		Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

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FACU

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FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40719.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vign. ex Janchen

Arizona: abstract & image of strongscented lovegrass (Eragrostis cilianensis)

NPS Invasive Species Management and Control

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