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Purple Lovegrass

LATIN NAME
Eragrostis spectabilis

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Warm

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

  • Adapted to dry or moist pastures, roadsides, and waste areas.
  • Prefers sandy soils.
  • Is readily grazed by livestock in the spring and early summer.
  • On heavily grazed areas, deer will dig up and eat the basal part of the stem during winter months.
  • Adds variety to livestock diet, but is seldom abundant enough to be a key management species.
  • Provides nesting cover for some game birds.

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