Aristida dichotoma

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Aristida dichotoma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aristida
Species:
A. dichotoma
Binomial name
Aristida dichotoma
Michx. [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Aristida dichotoma f. majorShinners
  • Avena paradoxaWilld. ex Kunth
  • Avena setaceaMuhl. ex Trin.
  • Curtopogon dichotomus(Michx.) P.Beauv.

Aristida dichotoma, known as churchmouse threeawn, [2] fork-tip three-awn, [3] pigbutt three-awn, [4] and poverty grass, [5] is a species of grass from eastern North America. [1] It is native to the Eastern and Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada. It has been introduced in California. [1] It was described in 1803 by André Michaux. [6]

Aristida dichotoma has also been known as beard grass and branching aristida. [7] The specific epithet is from the Latin for "forked". [8]

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References

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