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Little Lovegrass (Eragrostis minor) Distribution in Idaho and Washington

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Francis E. Northam ,
Richard R. Old  and
Robert H. Callihan
Francis E. Northam
Affiliation:
Dep. Plant Soil Entomol. Sci., Univ. Idaho, Moscow 83843
Richard R. Old
Affiliation:
Dep. Plant Soil Entomol. Sci., Univ. Idaho, Moscow 83843
Robert H. Callihan
Affiliation:
Dep. Plant Soil Entomol. Sci., Univ. Idaho, Moscow 83843
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Abstract

Little lovegrass, an annual species native to Europe, was not listed in the floras that describe the plants of Idaho and Washington. Twelve collections were made between 1984 and 1992 from four Idaho counties and six Washington counties. Those records extended the range of this species 450 to 1000 km northwest of populations reported in the literature. Approximately 600 km separated the furthest of the new collection sites, indicating widespread naturalization in those states. Eight of the collections were from roadsides, suggesting that human transport technology had a substantial influence on this plant's dispersal.

Keywords

Little lovegrass, Eragrostis minor Host.Weed geographyweed dispersalweed biologyalien plants
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Extension
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Weed Technology , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , September 1993 , pp. 771 - 775
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Copyright © 1993 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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