Aristida purpurascens

Aristida purpurascens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Aristidoideae
Tribus: Aristideae
Genus: Aristida
Species: Aristida purpurascens

Name

Aristida purpurascens Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 452 (1810).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chaetaria purpurascens (Poir.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 30 (1812).
• Heterotypic
  • Aristida racemosa Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 172 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Chaetaria affinis Schult., Mant. 2: 210 (1824).
  • Aristida affinis (Schult.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 61 (1829).
  • Aristida purpurascens var. alabamensis Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 102 (1842).
  • Aristida elliotiana Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 133 (1854).
  • Aristida geyeriana Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 133 (1854).
  • Aristida purpurascens var. minor Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 1: 46 (1892).
  • Aristida purpurascens var. glaucissima Scribn. & C.R.Ball, Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 24: 45 (1901).
  • Aristida tenuispica Hitchc., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 581 (1924).
  • Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica (Hitchc.) Allred, Rhodora 88: 383 (1986).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alabama; Arkansas; Connecticut; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Masachusettes; Mexico Southeast; Michigan; Mississippi; Missouri; Nebraska; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Rhode I.; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin Continental: Southern America Belize; Cuba; Honduras; Nicaragua References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1810. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Supplément. Tome 1. xviii + 761 pp. Paris: H. Agasse. BHL Reference page. : 1: 452.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aristida purpurascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aristida purpurascens. Published online. Accessed: Dec 17 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aristida purpurascens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aristida purpurascens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: arrowfeather threeawn

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