Aristida lanosa Muhlenberg ex Elliott. Woollysheath Three-awn. Phen: Aug-Nov. Hab: Dry sandy soils of longleaf pine sandhills and fields. Dist: NJ south to FL, west to TX, north in the interior to MO and OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Var. macera, usually dismissed as yet another Fernaldian "variety" known only from se. VA, needs further evaluation.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WV, Allred (1986); > Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott var. lanosa – F, G, HC; > Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott var. macera Fernald & Griscom – F, G, HC
Links to other floras: = Aristida lanosa - FNA25
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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