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Aristida purpurascens

Aristida purpurascens Poir.

arrowfeather threeawn, arrowfeather

Aristida purpurascens (Arrowfeather Threeawn)
Image ID: 10180
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ARPU8
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aristida purpurascens
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2019-01-11

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ARIST
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Aristida
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Threeawn
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 250-300 species, widespread in the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate zones. Cerros-Tlatilpa, Columbus, & Barker (2011) disuss the phylogeny of the genus.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION: Identification notes: The awns must be dry and relatively mature to assume their characteristic positions (immature awns and moist mature awns are erect and parallel). It is sometimes useful to dry a collection unpressed. Beware, however, that drying followed by dispersal can take place very quickly under the right conditions (such as the dashboard of a hot car)!
GENUS REFERENCES: Allred in FNA (2003a); Allred (1986)=Z; Allred (1984, 1985); Peet (1993)=Y; Ward (2001)=X; Henrard (1929)=Q; Kesler, Anderson, & Hermann (2003)=V. Key adapted, in part, from Z.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: POACEA
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Poaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: (R. Brown) Barnhart 1895 or GRAMINEAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Grass Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan. Tribal classification largely follows FNA (2003a, 2007a), with some changes based on subsequent research, as for instance in the Chloridoideae (Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson 2010a).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a, 2007a)=FNA; Hitchcock and Chase (1950)=HC; Blomquist (1948); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010a, 2010b). Key to genera adapted in large part from FNA.

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Grass/Grasslike
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Aug-Oct
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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BLOOM COLOR:
White Red Pink Orange Yellow Green Blue Lavender Purple Violet Brown Not Applicable

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NATIVE RANGE: eastern United States
HORTICULTURAL
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
103 2012-0075 2012-11-13 104 View
130 2010-0042 2010-11-04 131 View
9403 2021-0061 2021-05-19 0 View

GRIM COLLECTIONS

Coll_id Project Collection date Collector Action
104 HORT 2010-11-12 Poythress View
131 HORT 2009-11-16 NCBG staff View
817 SOS 2016-10-26 Walker View
2117 NPMD 2020-11-03 Marzolf View
2327 NPMD 2019-10-28 Touloupas View
2333 NPMD 2019-11-06 Touloupas View
2338 NPMD 2019-11-08 Touloupas View
2361 NPMD 2019-11-20 Touloupas View
2364 NPMD 2019-11-21 Touloupas View
2506 NPMD 2021-08-31 Marzolf View
2641 NPMD 2022-10-11 Marzolf View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
162 103 16 Liloia 2012-06-18 View
163 103 19 Liloia 2012-08-16 View
164 103 23 Liloia 2012-08-16 View
165 103 18 Liloia 2012-08-16 View
166 103 100 Heiney 2012-08-16 View
167 103 21 Liloia 2013-10-04 View
248 130 102 Liloia 2010-10-06 View
249 130 100 Liloia 2010-10-19 View
12693 9403 16 Liloia 0000-00-00 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ARPU8
USDA Common Name: Arrowfeather Threeawn
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: 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)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Graminoid

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: UPL FAC UPL FACU UPL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aristida purpurascens
COMMON NAME: Arrowfeather
SYNONYMY: [= C, G, HC, Pa, RAB, S, Va, W, WV; > A. purpurascens var. purpurascens - F; > A. purpurascens var. minor Vasey - F; = A. purpurascens var. purpurascens - FNA, K, Tn, WH3, Z]
PHENOLOGY: Aug-Oct.
HABITAT: Dry habitats, especially in dry sandy or rocky soils.
COMMENTS: MA west to WI and KS, south to FL and TX. In the Sandhills occurring in two forms, one green, the other strongly glaucous-blue.
RANGE MAP: Aristida purpurascens.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Poaceae (R. Brown) Barnhart 1895 or GRAMINEAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Grass Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 771 genera and 12,074 species, herbs (and some shrubs and trees), cosmopolitan. Tribal classification largely follows FNA (2003a, 2007a), with some changes based on subsequent research, as for instance in the Chloridoideae (Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson 2010a).
REFERENCE: Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003a, 2007a)=FNA; Hitchcock and Chase (1950)=HC; Blomquist (1948); Peterson, Romaschenko, & Johnson (2010a, 2010b). Key to genera adapted in large part from FNA.
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Aristida L. (Threeawn)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 250-300 species, widespread in the tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate zones. Cerros-Tlatilpa, Columbus, & Barker (2011) disuss the phylogeny of the genus.
REFERENCE: Allred in FNA (2003a); Allred (1986)=Z; Allred (1984, 1985); Peet (1993)=Y; Ward (2001)=X; Henrard (1929)=Q; Kesler, Anderson, & Hermann (2003)=V. Key adapted, in part, from Z.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Aristida purpurascens in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Aristida purpurascens in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Aristida purpurascens in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Aristida purpurascens in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Aristida purpurascens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Aristida purpurascens

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 10180 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 10180 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 10180 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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