Aristida purpurea Nuttall. Common name: Purple Three-awn. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Sandy or rocky soils. Distribution: KS and CA south to LA, TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. purpurea — ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, K4, NcTx; = n/a — C; > Aristida micrantha (Vasey) Nash — S13; < Aristida purpurea Nutt. — Mex; > Aristida purpurea Nutt. — S13, Tx; > Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. perplexa Allred & Valdés-Reyna — FNA25, K4, NSProv; > Aristida roemeriana Scheele — Tx. Basionym: Aristida purpurea Nutt. 1837
Links to other floras: > Aristida purpurea var. perplexa - FNA25; = Aristida purpurea var. purpurea - FNA25
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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