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Aristida purpurea Nutt.

Purple threeawn, Purple 3-awn, Purple three-awn, Red threeawn
Poaceae (Grass Family)

USDA Symbol: ARPU9
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Aristida Purpurea

Purple Three-Awn Grass

Poaceae

Location: 1.25 km east of Hwy 281 & 1 block north of Thousand Oaks, corner of Ledge Sage and Ledge View streets.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Nearly level, vacant, undisturbed land. Thin, rocky soil. A few Quercus and Diospyros trees.

Description: Perennial. Culms slender, tufted, to 80 cm. Leaves dense basally and on lower part of culms. Panicles loosely flowered, to 20 cm long, curving at maturity. Glumes unequal. Lemma 10 cm to base of awns. Awns about 4-5 cm long, 3-parted in equal lengths.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Louise Morrell
 Collection Date: May 19, 1993
 Specimen number: 8

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0356
 Accession Date: May 21, 1993
 Accession Number: 28

Annotations: SXFRB Aristida wrightii Nash det. F.R. Waller 5/3/94

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