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Aristida rhizomophora (Florida threeawn)

Wikipedia Abstract

Aristida rhizomophora is a species of grass known by the common name Florida threeawn. It is endemic to Florida in the United States. This perennial grass grows from a thick, scaly rhizome. It can form a thick sod. The unbranched stems reach 80 centimeters to one meter in height. They are erect and mostly leafless, with most of the leaves at the bases. The leaves are up to 55 centimeters long. The blades are flat or folded, hairless, and light green to yellowish. The panicle-shaped inflorescence is narrow, with branches appressed to ascending. The spikelets have one flower each. The awns may be up to 3 centimeters long.
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Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Grass

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0