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Aristida adscensionis L.
sixweeks threeawn

   
Symbol: ARAD
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    N
HI    I
PR    N
VI    N



Photograph of Aristida adscensionis L.
Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950.
 
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Synonyms:
Aristida adscensionis L.

  ARADA Aristida adscensionis L. var. abortiva Beetle
  ARADM Aristida adscensionis L. var. modesta Hack.
  ARFA4 Aristida fasciculata Torr.
 

Distribution by State:
Aristida adscensionis L.

Distributional Map for Aristida adscensionis L.
Distribution Map Legend

Aristida adscensionis L. distribution:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, HI, KS, MD, MO, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, SC, TX, UT), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AZ, CA, CO, KS, MO, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, TX, UT

 

Related Taxa:
Aristida adscensionis L.

338 genera in Poaceae, 38 species in Aristida
 

Classification:
Aristida adscensionis L.

     
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 adscensionis L. – sixweeks threeawn
 

Introduced Information:
Aristida adscensionis L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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