Aristida tuberculosa

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 tuberculosa
Name

Aristida tuberculosa, Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 57 (1818).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Chaetaria tuberculosa (Nutt.) Schult., Mant. 2: 211 (1824).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Alabama; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maryland; Masachusettes; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; North Carolina; South Carolina; Virginia; Wisconsin

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

References
Primary references

Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 1. viii + 312 pp, D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 1: 57

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aristida tuberculosa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Aristida tuberculosa. Published online. Accessed: Dec 17 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Aristida tuberculosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 17.

Vernacular names
English: seaside threeawn

Aristida tuberculosa, common names seaside threeawn, seabeach needlegrass, beach three-awned grass and beach needlegrass, is annual plant native to the United States.[1]
Conservation status within the United States

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut[2] and New Hampshire, as rare in Indiana, and as threatened in Massachusetts and Michigan.[3]

References

"Plants Profile for Aristida tuberculosa (Little grapefern)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
"Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 18 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
"Plants Profile for Aristida tuberculosa (seaside threeawn)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 18 January 2018.