Aristida purpurea

Aristida purpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
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 purpurea

Name

Aristida purpurea, Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 145 (1835).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aristida purpurea var. berlandieri Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 107 (1842).
  • Aristida purpurea var. hookeri Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac.: 107 (1842).
  • Aristida aequiramea Scheele, Linnaea 22: 343 (1849).
  • Aristida roemeriana Scheele, Linnaea 22: 343 (1849).
  • Aristida breviseta Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 92 (1862 publ. 1863).
  • Aristida filipendula Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 93 (1862 publ. 1863).
  • Aristida muhlenbergioides E.Fourn., Mexic. Pl. 2: 79 (1886).
  • Aristida purpurea var. californica Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 47 (1892).
  • Aristida purpurea var. micrantha Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 47 (1892).
  • Aristida fasciculata var. californica (Vasey) L.H.Dewey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 2: 515 (1894).
  • Aristida fasciculata var. hookeri (Trin. & Rupr.) L.H.Dewey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 2: 515 (1894).
  • Aristida fasciculata var. micrantha (Vasey) L.H.Dewey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 2: 515 (1894).
  • Aristida longiseta var. hookeri (Trin. & Rupr.) Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 34: 5 (1901).
  • Aristida purpurea var. aequiramea (Scheele) Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 34: 7 (1901).
  • Aristida purpurea var. capillarifolia Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 34: 8 (1901).
  • Aristida purpurea var. laxiflora Merr., Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 34: 8 (1901).
  • Aristida micrantha (Vasey) Nash in J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 117 (1903).
  • Aristida berlandieri (Trin. & Rupr.) Hitchc., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 17: 280 (1913).
  • Aristida eggersii Hitchc., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 22: 560 (1924).
  • Aristida brownii Warnock, Sida 9: 258 (1982).
  • Aristida purpurea f. brownii (Warnock) Allred & Valdés-Reyna, Novon 5: 221 (1995).
  • Aristida purpurea var. perplexa Allred & Valdés-Reyna, Novon 5: 217 (1995).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Florida; Kansas; Louisiana; Nevada; New Mexico; Oklahoma; Texas; Utah Regional: Mexico Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean ; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1835. Collections towards a Flora of the Territory of Arkansas. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 5: 139–203. BHL Reference page. : 5: 145

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Aristida purpurea 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 purpurea. Published online. Accessed: Dec 17 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Aristida purpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

English: purple threeawn

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