Aristida spiciformis

Aristida spiciformis

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 spiciformis

Name

Aristida spiciformis Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 141. 1816.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aristida stricta Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 174. 1817, nom. illeg.
  • Aristida squarrosa Trin., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 63. 1821.
  • Chaetaria squarrosa (Trin.) Schult. & Schult.f., Mant. 3(Add. 1): 577. 1827.
  • Aristida spiciformis var. antillarum Catasús, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 69: 874. 1984.
  • Aristida spiciformis subsp. antillarum (Catasús) Catasús, Fl. Rep. Cuba, Ser. A., 21A: 97. 2015.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina. Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Elliott, S. 1816. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia 1: 141.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aristida spiciformis 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 spiciformis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 17 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aristida spiciformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: bottlebrush threeawn

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