Eragrostis scaligera  Salzm. ex Steudl.

Natural range:   South America

Habitat:  Weedy

Recognition:  Small panicle with big spikelets.  Panicle to 15 cm long (much smaller than E. elliottii).  Spikelets 6–15 mm.  Florets 10-35.  Leaves to 18 cm.  Lee and Collier Co. and Palm Beach mostly.  Spikelets resemble E. elliottii but the inflorescence dimensions much smaller. Acropetal.  Anthers 2. Leaves extremely narrow (1-2 mm wide), involute.

Eragrostis scaligera (Gramineae, Eragrostoideae), an Overlooked Species
Stephen D. Koch   Brittonia, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Apr. - Jun., 1975), pp. 123-126

Florida status:  Introduced weed in South Florida, abundant in some areas