Aristida basiramea Engelmann ex Vasey. Common name: Forktip Three-awn. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Sandy soils; introduced eastwards. Distribution: Native of mw. United States. ME and ON south to SC (FNA), AL, TX, and CO (FNA). Reported occurrence in PA is based on misidentification (S. Grund, pers.comm., 2023).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA25, G, HC, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NS, NY, POWO, S13; = Aristida basiramea Engelm. ex Vasey var. basiramea — C; = n/a — Pa, RAB; < Aristida basiramea Engelm. ex Vasey — Tx. Basionym: Aristida basiramea Engelm. ex Vasey 1884
Links to other floras: = Aristida basiramea - FNA25
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