Aristida wrightii Nash. Common name: Wright's Three-awn. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Calcareous soils. Distribution: OK, CO, s. UT, s. NV, and s. CA south to s. TX and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO, S13, Tx; > Aristida brownii — NS; < Aristida purpurea Nutt. — Mex; > Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. parishii (Hitchc.) Allred — FNA25, K4, NS; > Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. wrightii (Nash) Allred — ETx1, FNA25, K4, NcTx, NS. Basionym: Aristida wrightii Nash 1903
Links to other floras: > Aristida purpurea var. wrightii - FNA25; > Aristida purpurea var. parishii - FNA25
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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