PLANTS Profile for Tridens flavus (purpletop tridens)

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PLANTS Profile

Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.
purpletop tridens

Symbol:

TRFL2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

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Distribution:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.


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

Related Taxa:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 11 species in Tridens or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Tridens flavus var. chapmanii
Chapman's tridens

Tridens flavus var. flavus
purpletop tridens

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

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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	Tridens Roem. & Schult. – tridens
Species	Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. – purpletop tridens

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

The related entity italicized and indented below is 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.

New Jersey:
Tridens flavus var. chapmanii
Chapman's redtop		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

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

FACU*

FACU

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller	Minor						Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

More Accounts and Images:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42227.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

Related Web Sites:
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.

VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide

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