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Aristida

not marked as a favorite taxon Aristida purpurea Nuttall. Common name: Purple Three-awn. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Sandy or rocky soils. Distribution: Kansas and California south to Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = POWO; = Aristida purpurea Nuttall var. purpurea — ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, NcTx; = n/a — C; > Aristida micrantha (Vasey) Nash — S13; < Aristida purpurea Nuttall — Mex; > Aristida purpurea Nuttall — S13, Tx; > Aristida purpurea Nuttall var. perplexa Allred & Valdés-Reyna — FNA25, K4, NSProv; > Aristida purpurea Nuttall var. purpurea — K4; > Aristida roemeriana Scheele — Tx. Basionym: Aristida purpurea Nuttall 1837

Links to other floras: = Aristida purpurea var. purpurea - FNA25; > Aristida purpurea var. perplexa - FNA25

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