Aristida purpurea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Aristida purpurea Nutt.

Purple three awn, Purple threeawn

2015 Steve Matson

2016 Keir Morse

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 Gerald Carr

2016 Keir Morse

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2016 Keir Morse

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2019 Ron Vanderhoff

2017 Gerald Carr

Aristida purpurea is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1479 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. fendleriana ... var. longiseta ... var. nealleyi ... var. parishii ... var. purpurea ... var. wrightii
Genus:	Aristida
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Aristida purpurea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARPU9) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/22/2024).