Arrowfeather Threeawn

Aristida purpurascens Poir. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.3 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Arrowfeather Threeawn: Hesperia attalus, Hesperia attalus slossonae, Hesperia meskei, Hesperia meskei meskei

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Southeast
  • 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.