Slimspike Threeawn

Aristida longespica Poir. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.