Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Aristida purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Aristida from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-38-010:
Aristida purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Aristida purpurascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Aristida purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-38-010:
Aristida purpurascens
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Aristida purpurascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristida purpurascens
2280
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in GA Piedmont, rare in Mountains
Habitat: Dry habitats, especially in dry sandy or rocky soils, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly low alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Panicle greenish
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain olive
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p204
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p478