PLANTS Profile for Aristida longespica var. geniculata (slimspike threeawn)

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PLANTS Profile

Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald
slimspike threeawn

Symbol:

ARLOG6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald

Aristida longispica var. geniculata

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Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald

ARGE3	Aristida geniculata Raf.
ARIN8	Aristida intermedia Scribn. & C.R. Ball
ARINN	Aristida intermedia Scribn. & C.R. Ball var. necopina (Shinners) Mohlenbr.
ARLOG	Aristida longispica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald, orth. var.	slimspike threeawn
ARNE8	Aristida necopina Shinners

Distribution:
Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald


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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 38 species in Aristida, 2 varieties in Aristida longespica Poir.

Classification:
Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Aristida L. – threeawn
Species	Aristida longespica Poir. – slimspike threeawn
Variety	Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald – slimspike threeawn

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Aristida intermedia
slim-spike three-awn grass		Rare
New Hampshire:
Aristida longispica var. geniculata
spiked needlegrass		Endangered
Ohio:
Aristida necopina
false arrow-feather		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Aristida longespica
slim-spike three-awn		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Aristida longespica Poir. var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/25/2008 10:18 AM MDT