Flora of North America species comparison

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Aristida purpurascens var. virgata
Photo is of parent taxon

arrowfeather threeawn
Glumes

6-7 mm, equal or the lower glumes slightly longer;

central awns 13-20 mm, about twice as thick as the lateral awns, divaricate to reflexed at maturity;

lateral awns 8-13 mm, erect to ascending.
Lower

sheaths shorter or longer than the internodes, glabrous.

Aristida purpurascens var. virgata
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; DE; FL; GA; KY; LA; MD; MS; NC; NJ; NY; SC; TN; TX; VA
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Discussion

Aristida purpurascens var. virgata grows in wet or moist areas such as seepage bogs, sandy pinelands, and wet prairies of the southeastern United States.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 25, p. 340.
Parent taxa Poaceae > subfam. Aristidoideae > tribe Aristideae > Aristida > Aristida purpurascens
Sibling taxa
A. purpurascens var. purpurascens, A. purpurascens var. tenuispica
Synonyms A. virgata
Name authority (Trin.) Allred
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