Aristida dichotoma

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusAristida
Species:Aristida dichotoma Michx.
Common NameChurchmouse Threeawn
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: TRG; 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; Reproductive Phenology: November; 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); TN[SNR] KY[S4] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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 dichotoma f. major Aristida dichotoma f. major Shinners
Avena paradoxa Avena paradoxa Willd. ex Kunth
Avena setacea Avena setacea Muhl. ex Trin.

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: Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Boyd (KY), Butler (KY), Caldwell (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carter (KY), Crittenden (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Grayson (KY), Greenup (KY), Hardin (KY), Johnson (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Lee (KY), Lewis (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Montgomery (KY), Ohio (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Russell (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Wolfe (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Clay (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Decatur (TN), Dickson (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Hancock (TN), Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Polk (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Tipton (TN), Washington (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 24 Apr 1989 Ross C. Clark
22292
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 21 Aug 1991 Ross C. Clark
22639
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108875 Bath Kentucky 15 Sep 1984 Julian Campbell
1342
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 24 Apr 1989 R.C. Clark
22292
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
N/A Wolfe Kentucky 21 Aug 1991 Ross C. Clark
22639
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108982 Grayson Kentucky 09 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5406
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109014 Livingston Kentucky 06 Oct 1986 Julian Campbell
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100776572 Powell Kentucky 18 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
22046
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005440 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005436 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005439 Lee Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005434 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025437 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025435 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025426 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108974 Graves Kentucky 20 Sep 1969 Raymond Athey
841
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108883 Caldwell Kentucky 01 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108966 Fulton Kentucky 28 Sep 1982 Raymond Athey
4740
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108990 Johnson Kentucky 19 Oct 1978 Richard H. Hannan
1-22-922
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108917 Caldwell Kentucky 03 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5873
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005441 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005444 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005442 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025456 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025459 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025436 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025430 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025440 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025431 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025481 Tipton Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108933 Carter Kentucky 15 Sep 1978 Rich Hannan
KEP-01-004-00150
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100724903 Garrard Kentucky 10 Sep 2010 W.W. Overbeck
864
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109030 Madison Kentucky 14 Sep 1993 Gary W. Libby
OB-741
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108891 Caldwell Kentucky Landon E. McKinney
5210
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109105 Trigg Kentucky 01 Oct 1982 K. Sirimongkhon
7
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025432 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025458 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025452 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025439 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025428 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025433 Clay Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034747 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0097856 Todd Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034748 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034760 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
31234100195278 Russell Kentucky 23 Sep 1992 Landon E. McKinney
5193
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100775269 Wolfe Kentucky 21 Aug 1991 Ross C. Clark
22639
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108941 Edmonson Kentucky 17 Oct 1974 William H. Martin
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109006 Laurel Kentucky 11 Sep 1981 Ralph L. Thompson
918
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
N/A Powell Kentucky 18 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
22046
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31973000020808 Boyd Kentucky 08 Aug 1982 Thieret, John
52834
KNK
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025438 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0174631 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025460 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025710 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025434 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0068164 Greenup Kentucky 09 Aug 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034778 Robertson Kentucky 22 Oct 1972 Jerry and Carol Baskin
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034757 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108909 Caldwell Kentucky 01 Oct 1980 Rich Hannan
KEP-01-5780
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109055 Ohio Kentucky 25 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5633
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109097 Todd Kentucky 07 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5949
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108958 Fulton Kentucky 28 Sep 1982 Raymond Athey
4740
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005435 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025427 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025444 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025443 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025709 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025423 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025442 Decatur Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0098739 Bell Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034754 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034744 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0079688 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
31234100108925 Calloway Kentucky 01 Aug 1982 Michael Woods
1209
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109022 Lyon Kentucky 30 Sep 1980 Richard H. Hannan
KEP-1-5772
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109113 Stewart Tennessee 17 Oct 1941 R.E. Shanks
1211
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109089 Todd Kentucky 14 Oct 1976 Raymond Athey
3668
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005443 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005437 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
31973000020809 Campbell Kentucky 01 Sep 1984 Thieret, John
55910
KNK
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025445 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025455 Hardeman Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025454 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025425 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0097854 Butler Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034787 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034763 Montgomery Tennessee 11 Sep 1980 Edward Chester
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
UOS07608 Coffee Tennessee 22 Jul 1996 Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.
UOS
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109063 Ohio Kentucky 06 Oct 1980 Richard H. Hannan
5894
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109071 Rockcastle Kentucky 15 Oct 1986 Ralph L. Thompson
86-480
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
31973000020810 Lewis Kentucky 24 Sep 1983 Buddell, George
3274
KNK
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0150786 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025446 Dickson Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025429 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025441 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
UCHT002400 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Aristida dichotoma
UCHT002398 Clay Tennessee
UCHT
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0068154 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034749 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
MEM012419 Lyon Kentucky 10 Oct 1977 Raymond Athey
3881
MEM
Aristida dichotoma
MEM011276 Marshall Kentucky 19 Sep 1974 Raymond Athey
2962
MEM
Aristida dichotoma
31234100774643 Wolfe Kentucky 24 Apr 1989 Ross C. Clark
22292
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
N/A Powell Kentucky 18 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
22046
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
MEM009334 Butler Kentucky 02 Oct 1970 Kenneth A. Nicely
3140
MEM
Aristida dichotoma
MEM012518 Crittenden Kentucky 07 Oct 1977 Raymond Athey
3871
MEM
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025448 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0071011 Lawrence Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
ETSU026744 Hawkins Tennessee 13 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19900
ETSU
Aristida dichotoma
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 13 Sep 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025453 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025472 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025449 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034762 Todd Kentucky 10 Sep 1980 Edward Chester
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0068162 McCreary Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034772 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034758 Montgomery Tennessee 09 Sep 1982 Edward Chester
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034773 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
ETSU031775 Washington Tennessee
ETSU
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0091905 Garrard Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034745 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034746 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034759 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
UCHT002399 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034750 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034788 Benton Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0068161 Greenup Kentucky 09 Aug 1982 Max Medley
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
UOS07605 Coffee Tennessee 18 Sep 1996 Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.
UOS
Aristida dichotoma
MEM006963 Calloway Kentucky 14 Sep 1972 Raymond Athey
2130
MEM
Aristida dichotoma
BEREA005438 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025447 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025457 Hardin Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025722 Todd Kentucky
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025424 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
TENN-V-0025480 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Aristida dichotoma
UCHT002402 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Aristida dichotoma
UCHT002401 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0068163 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0097855 Calloway Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034753 Montgomery Tennessee 12 Sep 1980 Edward Chester
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0097857 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0098738 Todd Kentucky
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
APSC0034761 Blount Tennessee
APSC
Aristida dichotoma
31234100109048 Montgomery Kentucky 02 Sep 1984 Julian Campbell
1235
EKY
Aristida dichotoma
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