Eragrostis spectabilis

Common Name: Purple Love Grass
 
Soil: Dry  Dry-Mesic  
Height: 1 ft - 2 ft
Blooming: Jul Aug Sep

Almost always found growing in open, dry, sandy habitats. Where large colonies occur, the purplish inflorescences are quite striking in late summer. The inflorescences also detach and become "tumbleweeds" after the seeds mature.

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