Aristida tenuispica A.S. Hitchcock. Common name: Southern Arrowfeather. Phenology: Jun-Dec. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, pine flatwoods, Florida wet prairies, other sandy habitats. Distribution: NC south to s. FL and west to MS.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = HC, S, SFla; = Aristida purpurascens Poir. var. tenuispica (Hitchc.) Allred — FlGr, FNA25, K4, NS, WH3, Allred (1986); = n/a — RAB; < Aristida purpurascens Poir. — POWO. Basionym: Aristida tenuispica Hitchc. 1924
Links to other floras: = Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica - FNA25
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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