Aristida longespica

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusAristida
Species:Aristida longespica Poir.
Common NameSlimspike Threeawn
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 4
StatusNative; AGCP (FACU), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); G5T5? (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Aristida gracilis var. depauperata Aristida gracilis var. depauperata A. Gray
Aristida longispica Aristida longispica Poir.
Aristida simpliciflora var. texana Aristida simpliciflora var. texana Vasey

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullitt (KY), Calloway (KY), Christian (KY), Daviess (KY), Fulton (KY), Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY), Johnson (KY), Livingston (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Meade (KY), Ohio (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Henry (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Meigs (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Perry (TN), Polk (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100109170 Marshall Kentucky 20 Sep 1974 Raymond Athey
2966
EKY
Aristida longispica
31234100109212 Van Buren Tennessee 08 Oct 1988 Henry R. DeSelm
443
EKY
Aristida longispica
31234100109139 Todd Kentucky 07 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5915
EKY
Aristida longispica
31234100109154 Fulton Kentucky 28 Sep 1982 Raymond Athey
4734
EKY
Aristida longispica
31234100195286 McCracken Kentucky 22 Sep 1970 Raymond Athey
1248
EKY
Aristida longespica
31234100109162 Madison Kentucky 14 Oct 1994 Gary W. Libby
OB-799
EKY
Aristida longispica
31234100109188 Ohio Kentucky 07 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5977
EKY
Aristida longispica
TENN-V-0025545 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025549 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025526 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025507 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025513 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025536 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025504 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
APSC0034780 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025515 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025548 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025553 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025539 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025527 Meigs Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025508 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025551 Washington Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025796 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Aristida longespica
APSC0098733 Todd Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034790 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034795 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0097858 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034771 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0097860 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034785 Stewart Tennessee 14 Sep 1982 Edward Chester
APSC
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025531 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025520 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025544 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025541 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
APSC0068158 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0071158 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034770 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0068478 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Aristida longespica
UCHT039320 Campbell Tennessee
UCHT
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025550 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025538 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025503 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025547 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025505 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025540 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025534 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025501 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025535 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025530 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
APSC0071354 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034779 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0102099 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longispica
APSC0097802 Livingston Kentucky 06 Oct 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034775 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025510 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025502 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025542 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025793 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025506 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025514 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
APSC0034764 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0079689 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034791 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034774 Stewart Tennessee 17 Oct 1980 Jackie Stack
APSC
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025511 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025524 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025537 Perry Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025512 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025533 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025528 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025500 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
APSC0097859 Todd Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025543 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025518 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025529 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025525 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025795 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025554 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025519 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025552 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
APSC0098731 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034769 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034781 Logan Kentucky 28 Oct 1972 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0097801 Livingston Kentucky 06 Oct 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Aristida longespica
UOS07611 Coffee Tennessee 18 Sep 1996 Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.
UOS
Aristida longespica
APSC0068159 Christian Kentucky 15 Nov 1981 Max Medley
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034792 Todd Kentucky 10 Sep 1980 Edward Chester
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0098736 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0071488 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034794 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034783 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034784 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0098728 Johnson Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
APSC0034777 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Aristida longespica
MTSU023845 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Aristida longespica
MTSU023787 Rutherford Tennessee
MTSU
Aristida longespica
31234100109196 Pulaski Kentucky 03 Oct 1978 Richard H. Hannan
1-15-00586
EKY
Aristida longispica
31234100109147 Daviess Kentucky 04 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5354
EKY
Aristida longispica
BEREA005453 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida longespica
BEREA005454 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida longespica
BEREA005451 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida longespica
BEREA005452 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida longespica
ETSU002843 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Aristida longespica
MDKY00004059 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025532 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025555 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
TENN-V-0025546 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Aristida longespica
UOS07612 Coffee Tennessee 06 Sep 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Aristida longespica
MEM013512 Todd Kentucky 14 Oct 1976 Raymond Athey
3669
MEM
Aristida longespica
MEM006501 Calloway Kentucky 14 Sep 1972 Raymond Athey
2131
MEM
Aristida longespica
APSC0067589 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Aristida longespica
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