Tridens strictus

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Tridens
Species:	Tridens strictus (Nutt.) Nash
Common Name	Longspike Tridens
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; 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; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	4
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4] (State Rank); G5 (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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Counties - Species Present

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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Sieglingia stricta	Sieglingia stricta (Nutt.) Kuntze
Tricuspis stricta	Tricuspis stricta (Nutt.) Alph. Wood
Uralepis densiflora	Uralepis densiflora Buckley

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: Ballard (KY), Graves (KY), Jefferson (KY), McCracken (KY), Marshall (KY), Todd (KY), Coffee (TN), Fayette (TN), McNairy (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Tipton (TN), Weakley (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 1996

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100147022		Tennessee	12 Oct 1987	Henry R. DeSelm 279	EKY Tridens strictus
N/A	Ballard	Kentucky	22 Sep 1970	Raymond Athey 1246	EKY Tridens strictus
MDKY00005334	Ballard	Kentucky			MDKY Tridens strictus
MDKY00005333	Ballard	Kentucky			MDKY Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026586	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026583	Montgomery	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026590	Tipton	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0030992	Marshall	Kentucky			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0031013	Jefferson	Kentucky			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026584	Obion	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0030991	Graves	Kentucky			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026588	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026585	Putnam	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0030990	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026587	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026591	Weakley	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026582	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0031004	Ballard	Kentucky			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0026589	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0031005	Jefferson	Kentucky			TENN Tridens strictus
TENN-V-0030993	McCracken	Kentucky			TENN Tridens strictus
APSC0031957	Montgomery	Tennessee	12 Dec 1980	Edward W. Chester, Jackie Stack, Larry Carpenter 4556	APSC Tridens strictus
APSC0031955	Todd	Kentucky	10 Sep 1980	Edward Chester	APSC Tridens strictus
APSC0063238	Jefferson	Kentucky	17 Sep 1961	Charles Gunn	APSC Tridens strictus
APSC0031956	Todd	Kentucky	10 Sep 1980	Edward Chester	APSC Tridens strictus
APSC0074042	Marshall	Kentucky	27 Sep 1972	Raymond Athey	APSC Tridens strictus
APSC0031953	Montgomery	Tennessee	04 Aug 1980	Edward W. Chester, Floyd Scott 4472	APSC Tridens strictus
APSC0031954	Todd	Kentucky	10 Sep 1980	Edward Chester	APSC Tridens strictus
APSC0031962	Fayette	Tennessee	29 Aug 1965	Ken. E. Rogers 34485	APSC Tridens strictus
UCHT038309	Jefferson	Kentucky			UCHT Tridens strictus
MEM008009	Shelby	Tennessee	05 Sep 1971	John E. Thompson Jr. 495	MEM Tridens strictus
UOS08239	Coffee	Tennessee	06 Sep 1996	Landon E. McKinney	UOS Tridens strictus

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