Aristida virgata Trin.
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- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Aristida virgata Trin.
- Common Name
- Wandlike Three-awn Grass
- Synonym(s)
- Aristida purpurascens var. virgata (Trin.) Allred
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Aristida virgata Trinius
- Comments
- This taxon was treated as a var. of A. purpurascens by FNA. However, Cerros-Tlatilpa, Columbus, & Barker (J. Amer. Bot. 98, 2011) present molecular evidence that it is not closely related to A. purpurascens and warrants the specific rank it was accorded in most traditional manuals.
- Habitat
- Wet flatwoods, moist to wet clearings, roadsides, and ditches. Frequent in the inner s. Coastal Plain, north to Henrico County; rare on the eastern edge of the s. Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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