PLANTS Profile for Arthraxon hispidus (small carpgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino
small carpgrass

Symbol:

ARHI3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

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Photo of Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

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Synonyms:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

	ARCIC	Arthraxon ciliaris P. Beauv. var. cryptatherus Hack.
	ARHIC2	Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino var. cryptatherus (Hack.) Honda
	PHHI10	Phalaris hispida Thunb.

Distribution:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino


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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Arthraxon

Classification:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

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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	Arthraxon P. Beauv. – carpgrass
Species	Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino – small carpgrass

Noxious Weed Information:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
hairy jointgrass		Potentially invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
hairy joint grass, jointhead, small carpetgrass		Prohibited

U.S. Weed Information:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

hairy jointgrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SEEPPC

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.

Introduced Information:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

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:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino

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 41445.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 10:46 AM MDT