Aristida spiciformis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Aristidoideae
Tribus: Aristideae
Genus: Aristida
Species: Aristida spiciformis
Name

Aristida spiciformis Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 141. 1816.
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Aristida stricta Muhl., Descr. Gram.: 174. 1817, nom. illeg.
Aristida squarrosa Trin., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 63. 1821.
Chaetaria squarrosa (Trin.) Schult. & Schult.f., Mant. 3(Add. 1): 577. 1827.
Aristida spiciformis var. antillarum Catasús, Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 69: 874. 1984.
Aristida spiciformis subsp. antillarum (Catasús) Catasús, Fl. Rep. Cuba, Ser. A., 21A: 97. 2015.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
Texas.
Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina.
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Caribbean
Cuba, Puerto Rico.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Elliott, S. 1816. A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia 1: 141.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aristida spiciformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aristida spiciformis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 17 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aristida spiciformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names
English: bottlebrush threeawn