Aristida adscensionis

Taxobox
name = "Aristida adscensionis"

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Cyperales
familia = Poaceae
subfamilia = Arundinoideae
genus = "Aristida"
species = "A. adscensionis"
binomial = "Aristida adscensionis"
binomial_authority = L.
synonyms = "Aristida fasciculata"

"Aristida adscensionis" is a species of grass known by the common name sixweeks threeawn. It is native to the Americas but it is distributed nearly worldwide. It grows easily in disturbed and waste areas and has potential to become a weed. This annual grass is quite variable in appearance, its size and shape determined largely by environmental conditions. It grows in a tuft to heights between 5 and 80 centimeters. It forms a narrow inflorescence of spikelets, each fruit with three awns.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8812,8813 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARAD USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Aristida_adscensionis&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
* [http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/imp00616.htm Kew GrassBase]