Aristida longiseta Steudel. Common name: Red Three-awn. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Rocky and sandy areas, eastwards adventive in disturbed areas. Distribution: MB west to BC, south to TX, CA, and Mexico; adventive eastwards. Also reported from NC, but the collection is from a Soil Conservation Service test nursery, and there is no evidence of naturalization.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = G, HC, POWO, S13, Tx; = Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey — C, Can, ETx1, FNA25, K4, NcTx, NS, Allred (1986); = n/a — RAB; > Aristida longiseta Steud. var. robusta Merr. — F; < Aristida purpurea Nutt. — Mex. Basionym: Aristida longiseta Steud. 1855
Links to other floras: = Aristida purpurea var. longiseta - FNA25
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Heliophily ⓘ: 0
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