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''Aristida purpurascens'' is found from Massachusetts west to Wisconsin and Kansas and southward to Florida and Texas.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/> It may also be found in parts of Nebraska and Ontario, Canada.<ref name="USDA"/> | ''Aristida purpurascens'' is found from Massachusetts west to Wisconsin and Kansas and southward to Florida and Texas.<ref name="Weakley 2015"/> It may also be found in parts of Nebraska and Ontario, Canada.<ref name="USDA"/> | ||
Revision as of 10:24, 14 December 2017
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Cyperales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Aristida |
| Species: | A. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristida purpurascens Poiret | |
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| Natural range of Aristida purpurascens from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name(s): arrowfeather,[1] arrowfeather threeawn[2]
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Taxonomic Notes
Varieties: A. purpurascens var. purpurascens; A. purpurascens var. tenuispica; A. purpurascens var. virgata[2]
Description
A. purpurascens is a monoecious perennial graminoid.[2]
Distribution
Aristida purpurascens is found from Massachusetts west to Wisconsin and Kansas and southward to Florida and Texas.[1] It may also be found in parts of Nebraska and Ontario, Canada.[2]
