Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Aristida purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-38-010:
Aristida purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Aristida purpurascens
COMMON NAME:
Arrowfeather, Arrowfeather Three-awn
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_arpu8_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_arpu8_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0510f_22
October Oconee County SC
Field
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JK Marlow jkm121027_778
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Leaves 15-30cm long and 1-2mm wide, curling with age and forming ringlets, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow s081026_b
October Oconee County SC
Awns divergent, 10-25mm long, central awn ascending, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0411e_25
November York County SC
Blackjacks Heritage Preserve
Spikelets with 3 straight to spreading awns, 12-25mm long, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.