Tridens flavus (Linnaeus) A.S. Hitchcock. Common name: Redtop, Tall Redtop, Purpletop Tridens, Greasy Grass. Phenology: Mar-Nov. Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, glades, barrens. Distribution: NH west to NE, south to s. FL and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = HC, Il, NcTx, Pa, SFla, Tn, Va; = Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. var. flavus — Ar, C, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K4, Mo1, NE, RAB, Tx, WH3, Witsell & Baker (2013); = Tridens seslerioides (Michx.) Nash var. seslerioides — S13; = Triodia flava (L.) Smyth — F, G, Tat, WV; < Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. — W; < Triodia flava (L.) Smyth — S; Poa flava Linnaeus. Basionym: Poa flava L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Tridens flavus var. flavus - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: UPL
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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native range: eastern & central North America
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