PLANTS Profile for Aristida longespica (slimspike threeawn)

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PLANTS Profile

Aristida longespica Poir.
slimspike threeawn

Symbol:

ARLO16

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

Aristida longispica

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Aristida longespica Poir.

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Synonyms:
Aristida longespica Poir.

ARLO2

Aristida longispica Poir., orth. var.

slimspike threeawn

Distribution:
Aristida longespica Poir.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Aristida longespica Poir.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 38 species in Aristida or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Aristida longespica var. geniculata
slimspike threeawn

Aristida longespica var. longespica
slimspike threeawn

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Aristida longespica Poir.

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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

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aristida longespica Poir.

This plant and 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.

Connecticut:
Aristida longispica
needlegrass		Special Concern
Indiana:
Aristida intermedia [=ARLOG6]
slim-spike three-awn grass		Rare
Michigan:
Aristida longispica
three-awned grass		Threatened
New Hampshire:
Aristida longispica var. geniculata [=ARLOG6]
spiked needlegrass		Endangered
Ohio:
Aristida necopina [=ARLOG6]
false arrow-feather		Endangered
Rhode Island:
slim-spike three-awn		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Aristida longespica Poir.

Aristida longispica:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL

FACU

FACU-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Aristida longespica Poir.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

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

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 12:27 AM MDT