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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aristida spiciformis var. spiciformis
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.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristida spiciformis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Aristida spiciformis
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-38-002:
Aristida spiciformis FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Aristida spiciformis
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristida spiciformis
COMMON NAME:
Bottlebrush Three-awn, Spike Three-awn
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_arsp3_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_a_spiciformis_79804
September Highlands County FL
Kissimmee Prairie State Park
Panicle erect, dense, spikelike, more or less spirally twisted, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aristida spiciformis var. spiciformis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristida spiciformis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Aristida spiciformis
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-38-002:
Aristida spiciformis
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Aristida spiciformis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristida spiciformis
3856
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas and seepage areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in SC, rare in NC (if there)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle brownish-purple
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Grain yellowish to olive
Grain
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