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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aristida tuberculosa
FAMILY
Poaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristida tuberculosa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Aristida tuberculosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-38-001:
Aristida tuberculosa FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Aristida tuberculosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristida tuberculosa
COMMON NAME:
Seaside Three-awn, Dune Three-awn, Seaside Needlegrass, Sand Three-awn
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_artu_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_artu_002_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm091017_017
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm091017_023
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
Awns 30-40mm long, not including "column" of connivent awns twisted together, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm091017_024
October Sumter County SC
Manchester State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm161001_016
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
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JK Marlow jkm161001_017
October Chesterfield County SC
Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Aristida tuberculosa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Aristida tuberculosa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Aristida tuberculosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-38-001:
Aristida tuberculosa
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Aristida tuberculosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Aristida tuberculosa
3509
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, coastal dunes, other dry, sandy habitats such as sandy roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly low alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle brownish
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain lustrous yellow to brown
Grain
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