Aristida dichotoma

Aristida dichotoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aristida
Species:
A. dichotoma
Binomial name
Aristida dichotoma
Michx.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Aristida dichotoma f. major Shinners
  • Avena paradoxa Willd. ex Kunth
  • Avena setacea Muhl. ex Trin.
  • Curtopogon dichotomus (Michx.) P.Beauv.

Aristida dichotoma, known as churchmouse threeawn,[2] fork-tip three-awn,[3] pigbutt three-awn,[4] and poverty grass,[5] is a species of grass from eastern North America.[1] It is native to the Eastern and Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada. It has been introduced in California.[1] It was described in 1803 by André Michaux.[6]

Aristida dichotoma has also been known as beard grass and branching aristida.[7] The specific epithet is from the Latin for "forked".[8]

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