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Aristida dichotoma Michx.
churchmouse threeawn

       
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Line Drawing of Aristida dichotoma Michx.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 1: 178. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Aristida dichotoma Michx.

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Distribution:
Aristida dichotoma Michx.

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

Related Taxa:
Aristida dichotoma Michx.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 38 species in Aristida or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Aristida dichotoma Michx. var. curtissii A. Gray. . Image Available.
Aristida dichotoma var. curtissii
Curtis' threeawn
Distribution of Aristida dichotoma Michx. var. dichotoma. .
Aristida dichotoma var. dichotoma
churchmouse threeawn
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Aristida dichotoma Michx.

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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 dichotoma Michx. – churchmouse threeawn
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aristida dichotoma Michx.

This plant 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.

Michigan:
Shinner's three-awned grass              Probably Extirpated
 

Introduced Information:
Aristida dichotoma Michx.

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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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Aristida dichotoma Michx.

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 NI FACU FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Aristida dichotoma Michx.

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 41415.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/13/2008 12:10 PM MDT