Aristida tuberculosa Nutt.
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- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Aristida tuberculosa Nutt.
- Common Name
- Sea-beach Needlegrass, Seaside Three-awn Grass
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Aristida tuberculosa Nutt.
- Comments
- Confined to maritime habitats in Virginia, this species is absent from the maritime zone further south, where it is a common constituent of sandhill woodlands and barrens well inland.
- Habitat
- Maritime dune grasslands, scrub, and woodlands; usually on dry, relatively stable secondary dunes. Infrequent in the maritime zone of the Eastern Shore (Accomack and Northampton counties), where locally abundant on several barrier islands.
- Native Status
- Native
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