Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Aristida purpurea var. purpurea
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. purpurea
Purple Threeawn, Red Threeawn
Poaceae (Grass Family)
USDA Symbol: ARPUP6USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Aristida purpurea var. purpurea
Roemer's Threeawn, Purple Threeawn
Poaceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake at 880 Military Drive on Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful on dry limetone, soil.
Description: Perennial, 3-8 dm tall, blades arched. Lemma short; panicle open; awn 1.3-2.8 cm long.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: May 29, 1994
Specimen number: 201
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0805
Accession Date: Jun 28, 1994
Accession Number: 60
Annotations: SXFRC (In fruit)