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Aristida purpurascens Poir.
arrowfeather threeawn

       
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Photo of Aristida purpurascens Poir.
©Ted Bodner. Miller, J.H. and K.V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press, Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Aristida purpurascens Poir.

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Distribution:
Aristida purpurascens Poir.

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

Related Taxa:
Aristida purpurascens Poir.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 38 species in Aristida or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Aristida purpurascens Poir. var. purpurascens. .
Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens
arrowfeather threeawn
Distribution of Aristida purpurascens Poir. var. tenuispica (Hitchc.) Allred. . Image Available.
Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica
arrowfeather threeawn
Distribution of Aristida purpurascens Poir. var. virgata (Trin.) Allred. . Image Available.
Aristida purpurascens var. virgata
arrowfeather threeawn
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Aristida purpurascens 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 purpurascens Poir. – arrowfeather threeawn
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aristida purpurascens 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:
arrowfeather              Special Concern
Maryland:
Aristida virgata [=ARPUV]
wire grass              Endangered
Massachusetts:
purple needlegrass              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
arrow feather              Threatened
Rhode Island:
purple needlegrass              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Aristida purpurascens Poir.

Aristida tenuispica [=ARPUT]:

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
FAC NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Aristida virgata [=ARPUV]:

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
FAC,FACW- FAC FACW- NO NO NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Aristida purpurascens Poir.

  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  
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:
Aristida purpurascens Poir.

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 41428.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
Time Generated: 08/25/2009 05:52 PM MDT