Aristida longespica

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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 longespica
Name

Aristida longespica Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 452 (1810).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Aristida gracilis Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 141 (1816).
Aristida geniculata Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 119 (1817).
Trixostis gracilis Raf., Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 221 (1830), pro syn.
Curtopogon gracilis Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 101 (1842), pro syn.
Aristida gracilis var. depauperata A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 618 (1867).
Aristida simpliciflora var. texana Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 44 (1892).
Aristida intermedia Scribn. & C.R.Ball, Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 24: 44 (1901).
Aristida longespica var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald, Rhodora 35: 318 (1933).
Aristida necopina Shinners, Rhodora 56: 30 (1954).
Aristida intermedia var. necopina (Shinners) Mohlenbr., Ill. Fl. Illinois, Grasses: Panicum-Danthonia, ed. 2: 428 (2001).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alabama; Arizona; Arkansas; Delaware; District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Japan; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Mexico Northeast; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Oklahoma; Ontario; Pennsylvania; Rhode I.; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Transcaucasus; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin

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

Lamarck, J.-B. & Poiret, J.L.M. 1810. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique. Supplément. Tome 1. xviii + 761 pp. Paris: H. Agasse. BHL Reference page. : 1:452. 1810

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aristida longespica in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aristida longespica. Published online. Accessed: Dec 16 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aristida longespica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Dec 2019.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

Aristida longespica is a species of grass known by the common name slimspike threeawn.[1] Aristida longespica var. geniculata is listed as a species of special concern in the State of Connecticut.[2]
Gallery
Aristida longespica var. geniculata
Aristida longespica var. geniculata
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Aristida longespica". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
CT DEEP-Wildlife Division (2015-09-22). "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species List 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-11-06.