Eragrostis intermediaHitchc.

plains lovegrass

WFO wfo-0000867869 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Eragrostis intermedia, photographed by Cleveland Powell
fig. a Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-12-28 / obs. 109663557
Eragrostis intermedia, photographed by Cleveland Powell
fig. b Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 69088673
Eragrostis intermedia, photographed by Cleveland Powell
fig. c Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 68651878
Eragrostis intermedia, photographed by Carlos Martorell
fig. d Carlos Martorell, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 519311
Eragrostis intermedia, photographed by Sam Kieschnick
fig. e Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 173615965
Eragrostis intermedia, photographed by Sophia K
fig. f Sophia K, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 164121225
Eragrostis intermedia, photographed by Jo Roberts
fig. g Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 162273851
Eragrostis intermedia, photographed by Cecelia Alexander
fig. h Cecelia Alexander, CC0 1.0 / obs. 158276771

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Native range 28 botanical countries

Regions where Eragrostis intermedia is native: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras AlabamaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaFloridaGeorgiaKansasLouisianaMaineMassachusettsMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SouthwestMississippiMissouriNew MexicoNorth CarolinaOklahomaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginiaColombiaCosta RicaGuatemalaHonduras
Native distribution of Eragrostis intermedia, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Arizona ARI
Arkansas ARK
California CAL
Florida FLA
Georgia GEO
Kansas KAN
Louisiana LOU
Maine MAI
Massachusetts MAS
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southwest MXS
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
New Mexico NWM
North Carolina NCA
Oklahoma OKL
South Carolina SCA
Tennessee TEN
Texas TEX
Virginia VRG
Colombia CLM SOUTHERN AMERICA
Costa Rica COS
Guatemala GUA
Honduras HON

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 3 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Eragrostis intermedia var. appressa Withersp.
  • Eragrostis intermedia var. intermedia
  • Eragrostis lugens var. major Vasey

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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