Aristida dichotoma Michx. var. curtissii Gray
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- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Aristida dichotoma Michx. var. curtissii Gray
- Common Name
- Curtiss' Three-awn Grass
- Synonym(s)
- Aristida curtisii (A. Gray ex Wats. & Coult.) Nash; Aristida basiramea Engelm. ex Vasey var. curtissii (A. Gray ex S. Wats. & Coulter) Shinners
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Aristida curtissii (A. Gray ex S. Watson & Coulter) Nash
- Comments
- Treated as a species by Weakley (2022) and Flora of Virginia "for simplicity." However, this seems somewhat arbitrary since the taxon has been treated as a var. of both A. dichotoma and of the western A. basiramea. Pending modern molecular studies, we follow FNA and others in treating this taxon as a var. of A. dichotoma.
- Habitat
- Dry clearings, fields, roadsides, and thin soils on outcrops; usually in shallow, barren, or compacted soil. Infrequent in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; rare in the mountains.
- Native Status
- Native
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