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Revision as of 13:48, 16 May 2018

Aristida virgata
Aristida virgata AFP.jpg
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. virgata
Binomial name
Aristida virgata
Trinius
ARIS VIRG DIST.JPG
Natural range of Aristida virgata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: A. purpurascens Poiret var. virgata (Trinius) Allred

Varieties: none

Description

A. virgata is a perennial graminoid of the Poaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

A. virgata can be found in the southeastern United States from Texas to New York. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

A. virgata proliferates in moist to wet pine savannas, wet pine flatwoods, mountain bogs, and other moist habitats. [2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ARPUV
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.