Aristida purpurea var. longiseta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey

Red three awn

2017 Gerald Carr

2007 Trent M. Draper

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~94 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Aristida purpurea
Genus:	Aristida
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Aristida longiseta var. rariflora
PLANTS	Aristida longiseta var. robusta
JEF + PLANTS	Aristida longiseta
JEF + PLANTS	Aristida purpurea var. robusta

Information about Aristida purpurea var. longiseta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARPUL) 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: 11/21/2024).