PLANTS Profile for Aristida lanosa (woollysheath threeawn)

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PLANTS Profile

Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott
woollysheath threeawn

Symbol:

ARLA6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott

©James H. Miller. James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press., Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott

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Synonyms:
Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott

ARLAM

Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott var. macera Fernald & Grisc.

Distribution:
Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott


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USA (AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 38 species in Aristida

Classification:
Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Aristida L. – threeawn
Species	Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott – woollysheath threeawn

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
woolly three-awn		Endangered
New Jersey:
woolly three-awn grass		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Aristida lanosa Muhl. ex Elliott

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41404.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 05:00 AM CDT