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|distribution=Conn.;D.C;Del.;Ill.;Ind.;Mass.;Md.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;Ohio;Okla.;Pa.;R.I.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Wyo.;Ga.;Wash.;Va.;W.Va.;Mich.;Wis.;Ariz.;Kans.;Minn.;Maine;Miss.;Tenn.;Iowa;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Fla.;N.Mex.;Ala.;Ark.;N.C.;S.C.;La.;S.Dak.;Nev.;Puerto Rico;Colo.;Virgin Islands;Calif.;Idaho;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;N.Dak.;Ky.;Oreg.
 
|distribution=Conn.;D.C;Del.;Ill.;Ind.;Mass.;Md.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;Ohio;Okla.;Pa.;R.I.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Wyo.;Ga.;Wash.;Va.;W.Va.;Mich.;Wis.;Ariz.;Kans.;Minn.;Maine;Miss.;Tenn.;Iowa;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);Fla.;N.Mex.;Ala.;Ark.;N.C.;S.C.;La.;S.Dak.;Nev.;Puerto Rico;Colo.;Virgin Islands;Calif.;Idaho;Alta.;B.C.;Man.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;N.Dak.;Ky.;Oreg.
|discussion=<p>Aristida is a tropical to warm-temperate genus of 250-300 species. It grows throughout the world in dry grasslands and savannahs, sandy woodlands, arid deserts, and open, weedy habitats and on rocky slopes and mesas. All 29 species in this treatment are native to the Flora region.</p><!--
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|discussion=<p><i>Aristida</i> is a tropical to warm-temperate genus of 250-300 species. It grows throughout the world in dry grasslands and savannahs, sandy woodlands, arid deserts, and open, weedy habitats and on rocky slopes and mesas. All 29 species in this treatment are native to the Flora region.</p><!--
--><p>The divergent awns aid in wind and animal transportation of the florets and, by holding the florets and the caryopses they contain at an angle to the ground, in establishment. The presence of Aristida frequently indicates soil disturbance or abuse. Although generally poor forage grasses and, because of the calluses, potentially harmful to grazing animals, some species of Aristida are an important source of spring forage on western rangelands. Quail and small mammals eat small amounts of the seed.</p>
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--><p>The divergent awns aid in wind and animal transportation of the florets and, by holding the florets and the caryopses they contain at an angle to the ground, in establishment. The presence of <i>Aristida</i> frequently indicates soil disturbance or abuse. Although generally poor forage grasses and, because of the calluses, potentially harmful to grazing animals, some species of <i>Aristida</i> are an important source of spring forage on western rangelands. Quail and small mammals eat small amounts of the seed.</p>
 
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{| class="wikitable fna-keytable"
 
{| class="wikitable fna-keytable"
|-id=key-0-1
+
|- id="key-0-1"
 
|1
 
|1
 
|Lower glumes 3-7-veined.
 
|Lower glumes 3-7-veined.
 
|[[#key-0-2| > 2]]
 
|[[#key-0-2| > 2]]
|-id=key-0-2
+
|- id="key-0-2"
 
|2
 
|2
 
|Awns nearly equal, the lateral awns 8-66 mm long and at least 3/4 as long as the central awns.
 
|Awns nearly equal, the lateral awns 8-66 mm long and at least 3/4 as long as the central awns.
 
|[[Aristida oligantha|Aristida oligantha]]
 
|[[Aristida oligantha|Aristida oligantha]]
|-id=key-0-2
+
|- id="key-0-2"
 
|2
 
|2
 
|Awns markedly unequal, the lateral awns 1-4 mm long, no more than 1/2 as long as the central awns, sometimes absent.
 
|Awns markedly unequal, the lateral awns 1-4 mm long, no more than 1/2 as long as the central awns, sometimes absent.
 
|[[#key-0-3| > 3]]
 
|[[#key-0-3| > 3]]
|-id=key-0-3
+
|- id="key-0-3"
 
|3
 
|3
 
|Plants annual; inflorescences 5-12 cm long, 2-4 cm wide
 
|Plants annual; inflorescences 5-12 cm long, 2-4 cm wide
 
|[[Aristida ramosissima|Aristida ramosissima]]
 
|[[Aristida ramosissima|Aristida ramosissima]]
|-id=key-0-3
+
|- id="key-0-3"
 
|3
 
|3
 
|Plants perennial; inflorescences 10-30 cm long, 4-26 cm wide
 
|Plants perennial; inflorescences 10-30 cm long, 4-26 cm wide
 
|[[Aristida schiedeana|Aristida schiedeana]]
 
|[[Aristida schiedeana|Aristida schiedeana]]
|-id=key-0-1
+
|- id="key-0-1"
 
|1
 
|1
 
|Lower glumes 1-2(3)-veined.
 
|Lower glumes 1-2(3)-veined.
|[[#key-0-2| > 2]]
+
|[[#key-0-4| > 4]]
|-id=key-0-4
+
|- id="key-0-4"
 
|4
 
|4
 
|Central awns spirally coiled at the base.
 
|Central awns spirally coiled at the base.
 
|[[#key-0-5| > 5]]
 
|[[#key-0-5| > 5]]
|-id=key-0-5
+
|- id="key-0-5"
 
|5
 
|5
 
|Lateral awns 1-4 mm long, erect
 
|Lateral awns 1-4 mm long, erect
 
|[[Aristida dichotoma|Aristida dichotoma]]
 
|[[Aristida dichotoma|Aristida dichotoma]]
|-id=key-0-5
+
|- id="key-0-5"
 
|5
 
|5
 
|Lateral awns 5-13 mm long, spreading
 
|Lateral awns 5-13 mm long, spreading
 
|[[Aristida basiramea|Aristida basiramea]]
 
|[[Aristida basiramea|Aristida basiramea]]
|-id=key-0-4
+
|- id="key-0-4"
 
|4
 
|4
 
|Central awns straight to curved, sometimes loosely contorted but not spirally coiled, at the base.
 
|Central awns straight to curved, sometimes loosely contorted but not spirally coiled, at the base.
|[[#key-0-5| > 5]]
+
|[[#key-0-6| > 6]]
|-id=key-0-6
+
|- id="key-0-6"
 
|6
 
|6
 
|Lateral awns markedly reduced, usually 1/3 or less as long as the central awns.
 
|Lateral awns markedly reduced, usually 1/3 or less as long as the central awns.
 
|[[#key-0-7| > 7]]
 
|[[#key-0-7| > 7]]
|-id=key-0-7
+
|- id="key-0-7"
 
|7
 
|7
 
|Panicles 1-6 cm wide, the branches erect-appressed to strongly ascending, without axillary pulvini or the pulvini only weakly developed.
 
|Panicles 1-6 cm wide, the branches erect-appressed to strongly ascending, without axillary pulvini or the pulvini only weakly developed.
 
|[[#key-0-8| > 8]]
 
|[[#key-0-8| > 8]]
|-id=key-0-8
+
|- id="key-0-8"
 
|8
 
|8
 
|Plants annual; culms often highly branched above the base.
 
|Plants annual; culms often highly branched above the base.
 
|[[#key-0-9| > 9]]
 
|[[#key-0-9| > 9]]
|-id=key-0-9
+
|- id="key-0-9"
 
|9
 
|9
 
|Awns flattened at the base
 
|Awns flattened at the base
 
|[[Aristida adscensionis|Aristida adscensionis]]
 
|[[Aristida adscensionis|Aristida adscensionis]]
|-id=key-0-9
+
|- id="key-0-9"
 
|9
 
|9
 
|Awns terete at the base.
 
|Awns terete at the base.
 
|[[#key-0-10| > 10]]
 
|[[#key-0-10| > 10]]
|-id=key-0-10
+
|- id="key-0-10"
 
|10
 
|10
 
|Lemmas 2.5-10 mm long; central awns curving up to 100° at the base
 
|Lemmas 2.5-10 mm long; central awns curving up to 100° at the base
 
|[[Aristida longespica|Aristida longespica]]
 
|[[Aristida longespica|Aristida longespica]]
|-id=key-0-10
+
|- id="key-0-10"
 
|10
 
|10
 
|Lemmas 8-22 mm long; central awns with a semicircular bend at the base
 
|Lemmas 8-22 mm long; central awns with a semicircular bend at the base
 
|[[Aristida ramosissima|Aristida ramosissima]]
 
|[[Aristida ramosissima|Aristida ramosissima]]
|-id=key-0-8
+
|- id="key-0-8"
 
|8
 
|8
 
|Plants perennial; culms rarely branched above the base.
 
|Plants perennial; culms rarely branched above the base.
|[[#key-0-9| > 9]]
+
|[[#key-0-11| > 11]]
|-id=key-0-11
+
|- id="key-0-11"
 
|11
 
|11
 
|Collars densely pilose, the hairs 1-3 mm, often densely tangled and deflexed; blades usually tightly involute, about 0.5 mm in diameter
 
|Collars densely pilose, the hairs 1-3 mm, often densely tangled and deflexed; blades usually tightly involute, about 0.5 mm in diameter
 
|[[Aristida gypsophila|Aristida gypsophila]]
 
|[[Aristida gypsophila|Aristida gypsophila]]
|-id=key-0-11
+
|- id="key-0-11"
 
|11
 
|11
 
|Collars mostly glabrous or with straight hairs, often with long hairs at the sides; blades usually flat to loosely involute, sometimes tightly involute.
 
|Collars mostly glabrous or with straight hairs, often with long hairs at the sides; blades usually flat to loosely involute, sometimes tightly involute.
 
|[[#key-0-12| > 12]]
 
|[[#key-0-12| > 12]]
|-id=key-0-12
+
|- id="key-0-12"
 
|12
 
|12
 
|Lateral awns absent; panicle branches spikelet-bearing to the base; plants of the Florida keys
 
|Lateral awns absent; panicle branches spikelet-bearing to the base; plants of the Florida keys
 
|[[Aristida floridana|Aristida floridana]]
 
|[[Aristida floridana|Aristida floridana]]
|-id=key-0-12
+
|- id="key-0-12"
 
|12
 
|12
 
|Lateral awns usually present, varying from much shorter than to equaling the central awns; panicle branches sometimes naked near the base; plants rarely found east of the Mississippi and not known at all from Florida.
 
|Lateral awns usually present, varying from much shorter than to equaling the central awns; panicle branches sometimes naked near the base; plants rarely found east of the Mississippi and not known at all from Florida.
 
|[[#key-0-13| > 13]]
 
|[[#key-0-13| > 13]]
|-id=key-0-13
+
|- id="key-0-13"
 
|13
 
|13
 
|Primary panicle branches 3-6 cm long; lateral awns (1)8-140 mm long
 
|Primary panicle branches 3-6 cm long; lateral awns (1)8-140 mm long
 
|[[Aristida purpurea|Aristida purpurea]]
 
|[[Aristida purpurea|Aristida purpurea]]
|-id=key-0-13
+
|- id="key-0-13"
 
|13
 
|13
 
|Primary panicle branches 6-16 cm long; lateral awns absent or to 1(3) mm long
 
|Primary panicle branches 6-16 cm long; lateral awns absent or to 1(3) mm long
 
|[[Aristida schiedeana|Aristida schiedeana]]
 
|[[Aristida schiedeana|Aristida schiedeana]]
|-id=key-0-7
+
|- id="key-0-7"
 
|7
 
|7
 
|Panicles 6-45 cm wide, at least the lower branches spreading and having well-developed axillary pulvini.
 
|Panicles 6-45 cm wide, at least the lower branches spreading and having well-developed axillary pulvini.
|[[#key-0-8| > 8]]
+
|[[#key-0-14| > 14]]
|-id=key-0-14
+
|- id="key-0-14"
 
|14
 
|14
 
|Lateral awns absent or no more than 3 mm long.
 
|Lateral awns absent or no more than 3 mm long.
 
|[[#key-0-15| > 15]]
 
|[[#key-0-15| > 15]]
|-id=key-0-15
+
|- id="key-0-15"
 
|15
 
|15
 
|Central awns often deflexed at a sharp angle when mature; lemma apices often twisted at maturity.
 
|Central awns often deflexed at a sharp angle when mature; lemma apices often twisted at maturity.
 
|[[#key-0-16| > 16]]
 
|[[#key-0-16| > 16]]
|-id=key-0-16
+
|- id="key-0-16"
 
|16
 
|16
 
|Blades usually flat, sometimes folded, 1-2 mm wide; plants of juniper, oak, or pine woodlands
 
|Blades usually flat, sometimes folded, 1-2 mm wide; plants of juniper, oak, or pine woodlands
 
|[[Aristida schiedeana|Aristida schiedeana]]
 
|[[Aristida schiedeana|Aristida schiedeana]]
|-id=key-0-16
+
|- id="key-0-16"
 
|16
 
|16
 
|Blades usually tightly involute, about 0.5 mm in diameter; plants of thorn-scrub deserts
 
|Blades usually tightly involute, about 0.5 mm in diameter; plants of thorn-scrub deserts
 
|[[Aristida gypsophila|Aristida gypsophila]]
 
|[[Aristida gypsophila|Aristida gypsophila]]
|-id=key-0-15
+
|- id="key-0-15"
 
|15
 
|15
 
|Central awns usually straight or arcuate; lemma apices not twisted.
 
|Central awns usually straight or arcuate; lemma apices not twisted.
|[[#key-0-16| > 16]]
+
|[[#key-0-17| > 17]]
|-id=key-0-17
+
|- id="key-0-17"
 
|17
 
|17
 
|Panicle branches spikelet-bearing from the base; lower glumes longer than the upper glumes
 
|Panicle branches spikelet-bearing from the base; lower glumes longer than the upper glumes
 
|[[Aristida floridana|Aristida floridana]]
 
|[[Aristida floridana|Aristida floridana]]
|-id=key-0-17
+
|- id="key-0-17"
 
|17
 
|17
 
|Panicle branches usually naked at the base; lower glumes about equal to the upper glumes
 
|Panicle branches usually naked at the base; lower glumes about equal to the upper glumes
 
|[[Aristida ternipes|Aristida ternipes]]
 
|[[Aristida ternipes|Aristida ternipes]]
|-id=key-0-14
+
|- id="key-0-14"
 
|14
 
|14
 
|Lateral awns 3-23 mm long.
 
|Lateral awns 3-23 mm long.
|[[#key-0-15| > 15]]
+
|[[#key-0-18| > 18]]
|-id=key-0-18
+
|- id="key-0-18"
 
|18
 
|18
 
|Anthers 0.8-1 mm long.
 
|Anthers 0.8-1 mm long.
 
|[[#key-0-19| > 19]]
 
|[[#key-0-19| > 19]]
|-id=key-0-19
+
|- id="key-0-19"
 
|19
 
|19
 
|Spikelets usually divergent and the pedicels with axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually absent; primary branches 2-6 cm long; lemma apices with 0-2 twists when mature
 
|Spikelets usually divergent and the pedicels with axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually absent; primary branches 2-6 cm long; lemma apices with 0-2 twists when mature
 
|[[Aristida havardii|Aristida havardii]]
 
|[[Aristida havardii|Aristida havardii]]
|-id=key-0-19
+
|- id="key-0-19"
 
|19
 
|19
 
|Spikelets usually appressed and the pedicels without axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually well-developed; primary branches 5-13 cm long; lemma apices with 4 or more twists when mature
 
|Spikelets usually appressed and the pedicels without axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually well-developed; primary branches 5-13 cm long; lemma apices with 4 or more twists when mature
 
|[[Aristida divaricata|Aristida divaricata]]
 
|[[Aristida divaricata|Aristida divaricata]]
|-id=key-0-18
+
|- id="key-0-18"
 
|18
 
|18
 
|Anthers 1.2-3 mm long.
 
|Anthers 1.2-3 mm long.
|[[#key-0-19| > 19]]
+
|[[#key-0-20| > 20]]
|-id=key-0-20
+
|- id="key-0-20"
 
|20
 
|20
 
|Collars glabrous or strigillose; blades with scattered hairs 1.5-3 mm long above the ligule on the adaxial surface; lower glumes about equal to or slightly shorter than the upper glumes
 
|Collars glabrous or strigillose; blades with scattered hairs 1.5-3 mm long above the ligule on the adaxial surface; lower glumes about equal to or slightly shorter than the upper glumes
 
|[[Aristida ternipes|Aristida ternipes]]
 
|[[Aristida ternipes|Aristida ternipes]]
|-id=key-0-20
+
|- id="key-0-20"
 
|20
 
|20
 
|Collars pubescent, with hairs 0.2-0.8 mm long; blades glabrous, sometimes scabridulous, above the ligule on the adaxial surface; lower glumes slightly longer than the upper glumes
 
|Collars pubescent, with hairs 0.2-0.8 mm long; blades glabrous, sometimes scabridulous, above the ligule on the adaxial surface; lower glumes slightly longer than the upper glumes
 
|[[Aristida patula|Aristida patula]]
 
|[[Aristida patula|Aristida patula]]
|-id=key-0-6
+
|- id="key-0-6"
 
|6
 
|6
 
|Lateral awns well-developed, usually at least 1/2 as long as the central awns.
 
|Lateral awns well-developed, usually at least 1/2 as long as the central awns.
|[[#key-0-7| > 7]]
+
|[[#key-0-21| > 21]]
|-id=key-0-21
+
|- id="key-0-21"
 
|21
 
|21
 
|Blades tightly involute, the adaxial surfaces densely scabrous or densely short-pubescent
 
|Blades tightly involute, the adaxial surfaces densely scabrous or densely short-pubescent
 
|[[Aristida stricta|Aristida stricta]]
 
|[[Aristida stricta|Aristida stricta]]
|-id=key-0-21
+
|- id="key-0-21"
 
|21
 
|21
 
|Blades flat or folded and lax, or, if involute, the adaxial surfaces neither densely scabrous nor densely short pubescent.
 
|Blades flat or folded and lax, or, if involute, the adaxial surfaces neither densely scabrous nor densely short pubescent.
 
|[[#key-0-22| > 22]]
 
|[[#key-0-22| > 22]]
|-id=key-0-22
+
|- id="key-0-22"
 
|22
 
|22
 
|Rachis nodes and leaf sheaths usually lanose or floccose, sheaths occasionally glabrous
 
|Rachis nodes and leaf sheaths usually lanose or floccose, sheaths occasionally glabrous
 
|[[Aristida lanosa|Aristida lanosa]]
 
|[[Aristida lanosa|Aristida lanosa]]
|-id=key-0-22
+
|- id="key-0-22"
 
|22
 
|22
 
|Rachis nodes glabrous, scabrous, or with straight hairs; leaf sheaths glabrous, pilose, or floccose.
 
|Rachis nodes glabrous, scabrous, or with straight hairs; leaf sheaths glabrous, pilose, or floccose.
 
|[[#key-0-23| > 23]]
 
|[[#key-0-23| > 23]]
|-id=key-0-23
+
|- id="key-0-23"
 
|23
 
|23
 
|Junction of the lemma and awns evident; awns disarticulating at maturity.
 
|Junction of the lemma and awns evident; awns disarticulating at maturity.
 
|[[#key-0-24| > 24]]
 
|[[#key-0-24| > 24]]
|-id=key-0-24
+
|- id="key-0-24"
 
|24
 
|24
 
|Plants perennial.
 
|Plants perennial.
 
|[[#key-0-25| > 25]]
 
|[[#key-0-25| > 25]]
|-id=key-0-25
+
|- id="key-0-25"
 
|25
 
|25
 
|Culms 45-100 cm tall; culms unbranched or sparingly branched; blades 12-28 cm long
 
|Culms 45-100 cm tall; culms unbranched or sparingly branched; blades 12-28 cm long
 
|[[Aristida spiciformis|Aristida spiciformis]]
 
|[[Aristida spiciformis|Aristida spiciformis]]
|-id=key-0-25
+
|- id="key-0-25"
 
|25
 
|25
 
|Culms 10-40 cm tall; culms much branched; blades usually less than 6 cm long
 
|Culms 10-40 cm tall; culms much branched; blades usually less than 6 cm long
 
|[[Aristida californica|Aristida californica]]
 
|[[Aristida californica|Aristida californica]]
|-id=key-0-24
+
|- id="key-0-24"
 
|24
 
|24
 
|Plants annual.
 
|Plants annual.
|[[#key-0-25| > 25]]
+
|[[#key-0-26| > 26]]
|-id=key-0-26
+
|- id="key-0-26"
 
|26
 
|26
 
|Awns divergent but not arcuate or entwined above the column; cauline internodes pubescent or glabrous
 
|Awns divergent but not arcuate or entwined above the column; cauline internodes pubescent or glabrous
 
|[[Aristida californica|Aristida californica]]
 
|[[Aristida californica|Aristida californica]]
|-id=key-0-26
+
|- id="key-0-26"
 
|26
 
|26
 
|Awns strongly arcuate, often entwined above the column or no column present; cauline internodes glabrous.
 
|Awns strongly arcuate, often entwined above the column or no column present; cauline internodes glabrous.
 
|[[#key-0-27| > 27]]
 
|[[#key-0-27| > 27]]
|-id=key-0-27
+
|- id="key-0-27"
 
|27
 
|27
 
|Glumes 10-17 mm long; lemmas beaked, the beak 2-7 mm long; awns not forming a column; calluses 1-2.5 mm long
 
|Glumes 10-17 mm long; lemmas beaked, the beak 2-7 mm long; awns not forming a column; calluses 1-2.5 mm long
 
|[[Aristida desmantha|Aristida desmantha]]
 
|[[Aristida desmantha|Aristida desmantha]]
|-id=key-0-27
+
|- id="key-0-27"
 
|27
 
|27
 
|Glumes 20-30 mm long; lemmas not beaked; awns forming a column 8-15 mm long; calluses 3-4 mm long
 
|Glumes 20-30 mm long; lemmas not beaked; awns forming a column 8-15 mm long; calluses 3-4 mm long
 
|[[Aristida tuberculosa|Aristida tuberculosa]]
 
|[[Aristida tuberculosa|Aristida tuberculosa]]
|-id=key-0-23
+
|- id="key-0-23"
 
|23
 
|23
 
|Junction of the lemma and awns not evident; awns not disarticulating at maturity. 28. Lemmas terminating in a beak 7-30 mm long; upper glumes awned, the awns 10-12 mm long
 
|Junction of the lemma and awns not evident; awns not disarticulating at maturity. 28. Lemmas terminating in a beak 7-30 mm long; upper glumes awned, the awns 10-12 mm long
 
|[[Aristida spiciformis|Aristida spiciformis]]
 
|[[Aristida spiciformis|Aristida spiciformis]]
|-id=key-0-28
+
|- id="key-0-28"
 
|28
 
|28
 
|Lemmas not beaked or with a beak less than 7 mm long; upper glumes unawned or with an awn to 6 mm long.
 
|Lemmas not beaked or with a beak less than 7 mm long; upper glumes unawned or with an awn to 6 mm long.
 
|[[#key-0-29| > 29]]
 
|[[#key-0-29| > 29]]
|-id=key-0-29
+
|- id="key-0-29"
 
|29
 
|29
 
|At least the lower primary panicle branches divergent and with axillary pulvini.
 
|At least the lower primary panicle branches divergent and with axillary pulvini.
 
|[[#key-0-30| > 30]]
 
|[[#key-0-30| > 30]]
|-id=key-0-30
+
|- id="key-0-30"
 
|30
 
|30
 
|Lateral awns about 1/2 as thick as the central awns
 
|Lateral awns about 1/2 as thick as the central awns
 
|[[Aristida patula|Aristida patula]]
 
|[[Aristida patula|Aristida patula]]
|-id=key-0-30
+
|- id="key-0-30"
 
|30
 
|30
 
|Lateral awns nearly as thick as the central awns.
 
|Lateral awns nearly as thick as the central awns.
 
|[[#key-0-31| > 31]]
 
|[[#key-0-31| > 31]]
|-id=key-0-31
+
|- id="key-0-31"
 
|31
 
|31
 
|Panicles narrow and contracted above, usually only the lower 1-2 branches spreading and with a pulvinus; lemma apices 0.2-0.3 mm wide
 
|Panicles narrow and contracted above, usually only the lower 1-2 branches spreading and with a pulvinus; lemma apices 0.2-0.3 mm wide
 
|[[Aristida purpurea|Aristida purpurea]]
 
|[[Aristida purpurea|Aristida purpurea]]
|-id=key-0-31
+
|- id="key-0-31"
 
|31
 
|31
 
|Almost all panicle branches spreading and with axillary pulvini; lemma apices 0.1-0.2 mm wide.
 
|Almost all panicle branches spreading and with axillary pulvini; lemma apices 0.1-0.2 mm wide.
 
|[[#key-0-32| > 32]]
 
|[[#key-0-32| > 32]]
|-id=key-0-32
+
|- id="key-0-32"
 
|32
 
|32
 
|Anthers 0.8-1 mm long.
 
|Anthers 0.8-1 mm long.
 
|[[#key-0-33| > 33]]
 
|[[#key-0-33| > 33]]
|-id=key-0-33
+
|- id="key-0-33"
 
|33
 
|33
 
|Spikelets usually divergent and the pedicels with axillary pulvini; secondary branches absent or nearly so; primary branches 2-6 cm long; lemma apices straight or with 1 or 2 twists
 
|Spikelets usually divergent and the pedicels with axillary pulvini; secondary branches absent or nearly so; primary branches 2-6 cm long; lemma apices straight or with 1 or 2 twists
 
|[[Aristida havardii|Aristida havardii]]
 
|[[Aristida havardii|Aristida havardii]]
|-id=key-0-33
+
|- id="key-0-33"
 
|33
 
|33
 
|Spikelets usually appressed and the pedicels without axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually well-developed; primary branches 5-13 cm long; lemma apices with 4 or more twists at maturity
 
|Spikelets usually appressed and the pedicels without axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually well-developed; primary branches 5-13 cm long; lemma apices with 4 or more twists at maturity
 
|[[Aristida divaricata|Aristida divaricata]]
 
|[[Aristida divaricata|Aristida divaricata]]
|-id=key-0-32
+
|- id="key-0-32"
 
|32
 
|32
 
|Anthers 1-3 mm long.
 
|Anthers 1-3 mm long.
|[[#key-0-33| > 33]]
+
|[[#key-0-34| > 34]]
|-id=key-0-34
+
|- id="key-0-34"
 
|34
 
|34
 
|Base of the blades with scattered hairs 1.5-3 mm long on the adaxial surfaces
 
|Base of the blades with scattered hairs 1.5-3 mm long on the adaxial surfaces
 
|[[Aristida ternipes|Aristida ternipes]]
 
|[[Aristida ternipes|Aristida ternipes]]
|-id=key-0-34
+
|- id="key-0-34"
 
|34
 
|34
 
|Base of the blades glabrous or puberulent on the adaxial surface, the hairs, if present, less than 0.5 mm long.
 
|Base of the blades glabrous or puberulent on the adaxial surface, the hairs, if present, less than 0.5 mm long.
 
|[[#key-0-35| > 35]]
 
|[[#key-0-35| > 35]]
|-id=key-0-35
+
|- id="key-0-35"
 
|35
 
|35
 
|Glumes reddish, the lower glumes often shorter than the upper glumes; awns ascending to divaricate, (8)13-140 mm long; terminal spikelets usually appressed and without axillary pulvini
 
|Glumes reddish, the lower glumes often shorter than the upper glumes; awns ascending to divaricate, (8)13-140 mm long; terminal spikelets usually appressed and without axillary pulvini
 
|[[Aristida purpurea|Aristida purpurea]]
 
|[[Aristida purpurea|Aristida purpurea]]
|-id=key-0-35
+
|- id="key-0-35"
 
|35
 
|35
 
|Glumes brownish, equal or unequal; awns spreading to horizontal, 5-15 mm long; terminal spikelets often spreading from axillary pulvini
 
|Glumes brownish, equal or unequal; awns spreading to horizontal, 5-15 mm long; terminal spikelets often spreading from axillary pulvini
 
|[[Aristida pansa|Aristida pansa]]
 
|[[Aristida pansa|Aristida pansa]]
|-id=key-0-29
+
|- id="key-0-29"
 
|29
 
|29
 
|Lower primary panicle branches (pedicels in racemose species) appressed, without axillary pulvini.
 
|Lower primary panicle branches (pedicels in racemose species) appressed, without axillary pulvini.
|[[#key-0-30| > 30]]
+
|[[#key-0-36| > 36]]
|-id=key-0-36
+
|- id="key-0-36"
 
|36
 
|36
 
|Plants with well-developed rhizomes; basal sheaths shredding into threadlike segments at maturity
 
|Plants with well-developed rhizomes; basal sheaths shredding into threadlike segments at maturity
|[[Aristida rhizomopbora|Aristida rhizomopbora]]
+
|[[Aristida rhizomophora]]
|-id=key-0-36
+
|- id="key-0-36"
 
|36
 
|36
 
|Plants tufted, without rhizomes; basal sheaths not fibrous, not shredding into threadlike segments even when old.
 
|Plants tufted, without rhizomes; basal sheaths not fibrous, not shredding into threadlike segments even when old.
 
|[[#key-0-37| > 37]]
 
|[[#key-0-37| > 37]]
|-id=key-0-37
+
|- id="key-0-37"
 
|37
 
|37
 
|Lower inflorescence nodes with only 1 spikelet; inflorescences spicate or racemose
 
|Lower inflorescence nodes with only 1 spikelet; inflorescences spicate or racemose
|[[Aristida mobrii|Aristida mobrii]]
+
|[[Aristida mohrii]]
|-id=key-0-37
+
|- id="key-0-37"
 
|37
 
|37
 
|Lower inflorescence nodes with 2 or more spikelets; inflorescences racemose or paniculate.
 
|Lower inflorescence nodes with 2 or more spikelets; inflorescences racemose or paniculate.
 
|[[#key-0-38| > 38]]
 
|[[#key-0-38| > 38]]
|-id=key-0-38
+
|- id="key-0-38"
 
|38
 
|38
 
|Lower glumes usually 1/3– 3/4 as long as the upper glumes.
 
|Lower glumes usually 1/3– 3/4 as long as the upper glumes.
 
|[[#key-0-39| > 39]]
 
|[[#key-0-39| > 39]]
|-id=key-0-39
+
|- id="key-0-39"
 
|39
 
|39
 
|Plants annual
 
|Plants annual
 
|[[Aristida adscensionis|Aristida adscensionis]]
 
|[[Aristida adscensionis|Aristida adscensionis]]
|-id=key-0-39
+
|- id="key-0-39"
 
|39
 
|39
 
|Plants perennial.
 
|Plants perennial.
 
|[[#key-0-40| > 40]]
 
|[[#key-0-40| > 40]]
|-id=key-0-40
+
|- id="key-0-40"
 
|40
 
|40
 
|Lemma awns 8-15 mm long; lemmas 5-7 mm long
 
|Lemma awns 8-15 mm long; lemmas 5-7 mm long
 
|[[Aristida gyrans|Aristida gyrans]]
 
|[[Aristida gyrans|Aristida gyrans]]
|-id=key-0-40
+
|- id="key-0-40"
 
|40
 
|40
 
|Lemma awns (8)15-140 mm long; lemmas 6-16 mm long
 
|Lemma awns (8)15-140 mm long; lemmas 6-16 mm long
 
|[[Aristida purpurea|Aristida purpurea]]
 
|[[Aristida purpurea|Aristida purpurea]]
|-id=key-0-38
+
|- id="key-0-38"
 
|38
 
|38
 
|Lower glumes usually more than 3/4 as long as the upper glumes.
 
|Lower glumes usually more than 3/4 as long as the upper glumes.
|[[#key-0-39| > 39]]
+
|[[#key-0-41| > 41]]
|-id=key-0-41
+
|- id="key-0-41"
 
|41
 
|41
 
|Plants annual.
 
|Plants annual.
 
|[[#key-0-42| > 42]]
 
|[[#key-0-42| > 42]]
|-id=key-0-42
+
|- id="key-0-42"
 
|42
 
|42
 
|Awns flat at the base
 
|Awns flat at the base
 
|[[Aristida adscensionis|Aristida adscensionis]]
 
|[[Aristida adscensionis|Aristida adscensionis]]
|-id=key-0-42
+
|- id="key-0-42"
 
|42
 
|42
 
|Awns terete at the base
 
|Awns terete at the base
 
|[[Aristida longespica|Aristida longespica]]
 
|[[Aristida longespica|Aristida longespica]]
|-id=key-0-41
+
|- id="key-0-41"
 
|41
 
|41
 
|Plants perennial.
 
|Plants perennial.
|[[#key-0-42| > 42]]
+
|[[#key-0-43| > 43]]
|-id=key-0-43
+
|- id="key-0-43"
 
|43
 
|43
 
|Lemma apices prominently twisted for 3-6 mm; blades usually curled at maturity; leaves forming a basal tuft
 
|Lemma apices prominently twisted for 3-6 mm; blades usually curled at maturity; leaves forming a basal tuft
 
|[[Aristida arizonica|Aristida arizonica]]
 
|[[Aristida arizonica|Aristida arizonica]]
|-id=key-0-43
+
|- id="key-0-43"
 
|43
 
|43
 
|Lemma apices straight or only slightly twisted; blades usually not curled at maturity; leaves variously distributed.
 
|Lemma apices straight or only slightly twisted; blades usually not curled at maturity; leaves variously distributed.
 
|[[#key-0-44| > 44]]
 
|[[#key-0-44| > 44]]
|-id=key-0-44
+
|- id="key-0-44"
 
|44
 
|44
 
|Lower glumes prominently 2-keeled, (7.5)9-13 mm long; central awns 15-40 mm long
 
|Lower glumes prominently 2-keeled, (7.5)9-13 mm long; central awns 15-40 mm long
 
|[[Aristida palustris|Aristida palustris]]
 
|[[Aristida palustris|Aristida palustris]]
|-id=key-0-44
+
|- id="key-0-44"
 
|44
 
|44
 
|Lower glumes usually 1-keeled, if 2-keeled, 5-9 mm long; central awns 8-25 mm long, [revert to left]
 
|Lower glumes usually 1-keeled, if 2-keeled, 5-9 mm long; central awns 8-25 mm long, [revert to left]
 
|[[#key-0-45| > 45]]
 
|[[#key-0-45| > 45]]
|-id=key-0-45
+
|- id="key-0-45"
 
|45
 
|45
 
|Central awns about twice as thick as the lateral awns, divergent to arcuate-reflexed.
 
|Central awns about twice as thick as the lateral awns, divergent to arcuate-reflexed.
 
|[[#key-0-46| > 46]]
 
|[[#key-0-46| > 46]]
|-id=key-0-46
+
|- id="key-0-46"
 
|46
 
|46
 
|All 3 awns divergent to reflexed and contorted at the base; lower rachis nodes usually associated with 2 spikelets (occasionally 1 or 3), 1 pedicellate and 1 sessile
 
|All 3 awns divergent to reflexed and contorted at the base; lower rachis nodes usually associated with 2 spikelets (occasionally 1 or 3), 1 pedicellate and 1 sessile
 
|[[Aristida simpliciflora|Aristida simpliciflora]]
 
|[[Aristida simpliciflora|Aristida simpliciflora]]
|-id=key-0-46
+
|- id="key-0-46"
 
|46
 
|46
 
|Lateral awns usually erect to ascending and not contorted at the base; lower rachis nodes usually associated with more than 2 spikelets, pedicellate to subsessile
 
|Lateral awns usually erect to ascending and not contorted at the base; lower rachis nodes usually associated with more than 2 spikelets, pedicellate to subsessile
 
|[[Aristida purpurascens|Aristida purpurascens]]
 
|[[Aristida purpurascens|Aristida purpurascens]]
|-id=key-0-45
+
|- id="key-0-45"
 
|45
 
|45
 
|Central awns about the same thickness as the lateral awns, erect to spreading.
 
|Central awns about the same thickness as the lateral awns, erect to spreading.
|[[#key-0-46| > 46]]
+
|[[#key-0-47| > 47]]
|-id=key-0-47
+
|- id="key-0-47"
 
|47
 
|47
 
|Lower glumes 1-4 mm longer than the upper glumes
 
|Lower glumes 1-4 mm longer than the upper glumes
 
|[[Aristida purpurascens|Aristida purpurascens]]
 
|[[Aristida purpurascens|Aristida purpurascens]]
|-id=key-0-47
+
|- id="key-0-47"
 
|47
 
|47
 
|Lower glumes from shorter than to 1 mm longer than the upper glumes.
 
|Lower glumes from shorter than to 1 mm longer than the upper glumes.
 
|[[#key-0-48| > 48]]
 
|[[#key-0-48| > 48]]
|-id=key-0-48
+
|- id="key-0-48"
 
|48
 
|48
 
|Culms usually 3-6 mm thick at the base; primary panicle branches 4-20 cm long; lower glumes 1-veined
 
|Culms usually 3-6 mm thick at the base; primary panicle branches 4-20 cm long; lower glumes 1-veined
 
|[[Aristida condensata|Aristida condensata]]
 
|[[Aristida condensata|Aristida condensata]]
|-id=key-0-48
+
|- id="key-0-48"
 
|48
 
|48
 
|Culms usually 1-4 mm thick at the base; primary panicle branches 1-5 cm long; lower glumes 1-2-veined.
 
|Culms usually 1-4 mm thick at the base; primary panicle branches 1-5 cm long; lower glumes 1-2-veined.
 
|[[#key-0-49| > 49]]
 
|[[#key-0-49| > 49]]
|-id=key-0-49
+
|- id="key-0-49"
 
|49
 
|49
 
|Calluses 0.4-0.8 mm long
 
|Calluses 0.4-0.8 mm long
 
|[[Aristida purpurascens|Aristida purpurascens]]
 
|[[Aristida purpurascens|Aristida purpurascens]]
|-id=key-0-49
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|- id="key-0-49"
 
|49
 
|49
 
|Calluses 1-2 mm long
 
|Calluses 1-2 mm long
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Plants usually perennial; herbaceous, usually cespitose, occasionally rhizomatous. Culms 10-150 cm, not woody, sometimes branched above the base; internodes usually pith-filled, sometimes hollow. Leaves sometimes predominantly basal, sometimes predominantly cauline; sheaths open; auricles lacking; ligules of hairs or very shortly membranous and long-ciliate, the 2 types generally indistinguishable. Inflorescences terminal, usually panicles, sometimes racemes, occasionally spikes; primary branches without axillary pulvini and usually appressed to ascending, or with axillary pulvini and ascending to strongly divergent or divaricate. Spikelets with 1 floret; rachillas not prolonged beyond the florets; disarticulation above the glumes. Glumes often longer than the florets, thin, usually 1-3-veined, acute to acuminate; florets terete or weakly laterally compressed; calluses well-developed, hirsute; lemmas fusiform, 3-veined, convolute, usually glabrous or scabridulous, usually enclosing the palea at maturity, usually with 3 terminal awns, lateral awns reduced or obsolete in some species, lemma apices sometimes narrowed to a straight or twisted beak below the awns; awns ascending to spreading, usually straight, bases sometimes twisted together into a column or the bases of the individual awns coiled, twisted, or otherwise contorted, occasionally disarticulating at maturity; paleas shorter than the lemmas, 2-veined, occasionally absent; anthers 1 or 3. Caryopses fusiform; hila linear, x = 11, 12.

Distribution

Conn., D.C, Del., Ill., Ind., Mass., Md., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., Tex., Utah, Vt., Wyo., Ga., Wash., Va., W.Va., Mich., Wis., Ariz., Kans., Minn., Maine, Miss., Tenn., Iowa, Pacific Islands (Hawaii), Fla., N.Mex., Ala., Ark., N.C., S.C., La., S.Dak., Nev., Puerto Rico, Colo., Virgin Islands, Calif., Idaho, Alta., B.C., Man., Ont., Que., Sask., N.Dak., Ky., Oreg.

Discussion

Aristida is a tropical to warm-temperate genus of 250-300 species. It grows throughout the world in dry grasslands and savannahs, sandy woodlands, arid deserts, and open, weedy habitats and on rocky slopes and mesas. All 29 species in this treatment are native to the Flora region.

The divergent awns aid in wind and animal transportation of the florets and, by holding the florets and the caryopses they contain at an angle to the ground, in establishment. The presence of Aristida frequently indicates soil disturbance or abuse. Although generally poor forage grasses and, because of the calluses, potentially harmful to grazing animals, some species of Aristida are an important source of spring forage on western rangelands. Quail and small mammals eat small amounts of the seed.

Key

1 Lower glumes 3-7-veined. > 2
2 Awns nearly equal, the lateral awns 8-66 mm long and at least 3/4 as long as the central awns. Aristida oligantha
2 Awns markedly unequal, the lateral awns 1-4 mm long, no more than 1/2 as long as the central awns, sometimes absent. > 3
3 Plants annual; inflorescences 5-12 cm long, 2-4 cm wide Aristida ramosissima
3 Plants perennial; inflorescences 10-30 cm long, 4-26 cm wide Aristida schiedeana
1 Lower glumes 1-2(3)-veined. > 4
4 Central awns spirally coiled at the base. > 5
5 Lateral awns 1-4 mm long, erect Aristida dichotoma
5 Lateral awns 5-13 mm long, spreading Aristida basiramea
4 Central awns straight to curved, sometimes loosely contorted but not spirally coiled, at the base. > 6
6 Lateral awns markedly reduced, usually 1/3 or less as long as the central awns. > 7
7 Panicles 1-6 cm wide, the branches erect-appressed to strongly ascending, without axillary pulvini or the pulvini only weakly developed. > 8
8 Plants annual; culms often highly branched above the base. > 9
9 Awns flattened at the base Aristida adscensionis
9 Awns terete at the base. > 10
10 Lemmas 2.5-10 mm long; central awns curving up to 100° at the base Aristida longespica
10 Lemmas 8-22 mm long; central awns with a semicircular bend at the base Aristida ramosissima
8 Plants perennial; culms rarely branched above the base. > 11
11 Collars densely pilose, the hairs 1-3 mm, often densely tangled and deflexed; blades usually tightly involute, about 0.5 mm in diameter Aristida gypsophila
11 Collars mostly glabrous or with straight hairs, often with long hairs at the sides; blades usually flat to loosely involute, sometimes tightly involute. > 12
12 Lateral awns absent; panicle branches spikelet-bearing to the base; plants of the Florida keys Aristida floridana
12 Lateral awns usually present, varying from much shorter than to equaling the central awns; panicle branches sometimes naked near the base; plants rarely found east of the Mississippi and not known at all from Florida. > 13
13 Primary panicle branches 3-6 cm long; lateral awns (1)8-140 mm long Aristida purpurea
13 Primary panicle branches 6-16 cm long; lateral awns absent or to 1(3) mm long Aristida schiedeana
7 Panicles 6-45 cm wide, at least the lower branches spreading and having well-developed axillary pulvini. > 14
14 Lateral awns absent or no more than 3 mm long. > 15
15 Central awns often deflexed at a sharp angle when mature; lemma apices often twisted at maturity. > 16
16 Blades usually flat, sometimes folded, 1-2 mm wide; plants of juniper, oak, or pine woodlands Aristida schiedeana
16 Blades usually tightly involute, about 0.5 mm in diameter; plants of thorn-scrub deserts Aristida gypsophila
15 Central awns usually straight or arcuate; lemma apices not twisted. > 17
17 Panicle branches spikelet-bearing from the base; lower glumes longer than the upper glumes Aristida floridana
17 Panicle branches usually naked at the base; lower glumes about equal to the upper glumes Aristida ternipes
14 Lateral awns 3-23 mm long. > 18
18 Anthers 0.8-1 mm long. > 19
19 Spikelets usually divergent and the pedicels with axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually absent; primary branches 2-6 cm long; lemma apices with 0-2 twists when mature Aristida havardii
19 Spikelets usually appressed and the pedicels without axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually well-developed; primary branches 5-13 cm long; lemma apices with 4 or more twists when mature Aristida divaricata
18 Anthers 1.2-3 mm long. > 20
20 Collars glabrous or strigillose; blades with scattered hairs 1.5-3 mm long above the ligule on the adaxial surface; lower glumes about equal to or slightly shorter than the upper glumes Aristida ternipes
20 Collars pubescent, with hairs 0.2-0.8 mm long; blades glabrous, sometimes scabridulous, above the ligule on the adaxial surface; lower glumes slightly longer than the upper glumes Aristida patula
6 Lateral awns well-developed, usually at least 1/2 as long as the central awns. > 21
21 Blades tightly involute, the adaxial surfaces densely scabrous or densely short-pubescent Aristida stricta
21 Blades flat or folded and lax, or, if involute, the adaxial surfaces neither densely scabrous nor densely short pubescent. > 22
22 Rachis nodes and leaf sheaths usually lanose or floccose, sheaths occasionally glabrous Aristida lanosa
22 Rachis nodes glabrous, scabrous, or with straight hairs; leaf sheaths glabrous, pilose, or floccose. > 23
23 Junction of the lemma and awns evident; awns disarticulating at maturity. > 24
24 Plants perennial. > 25
25 Culms 45-100 cm tall; culms unbranched or sparingly branched; blades 12-28 cm long Aristida spiciformis
25 Culms 10-40 cm tall; culms much branched; blades usually less than 6 cm long Aristida californica
24 Plants annual. > 26
26 Awns divergent but not arcuate or entwined above the column; cauline internodes pubescent or glabrous Aristida californica
26 Awns strongly arcuate, often entwined above the column or no column present; cauline internodes glabrous. > 27
27 Glumes 10-17 mm long; lemmas beaked, the beak 2-7 mm long; awns not forming a column; calluses 1-2.5 mm long Aristida desmantha
27 Glumes 20-30 mm long; lemmas not beaked; awns forming a column 8-15 mm long; calluses 3-4 mm long Aristida tuberculosa
23 Junction of the lemma and awns not evident; awns not disarticulating at maturity. 28. Lemmas terminating in a beak 7-30 mm long; upper glumes awned, the awns 10-12 mm long Aristida spiciformis
28 Lemmas not beaked or with a beak less than 7 mm long; upper glumes unawned or with an awn to 6 mm long. > 29
29 At least the lower primary panicle branches divergent and with axillary pulvini. > 30
30 Lateral awns about 1/2 as thick as the central awns Aristida patula
30 Lateral awns nearly as thick as the central awns. > 31
31 Panicles narrow and contracted above, usually only the lower 1-2 branches spreading and with a pulvinus; lemma apices 0.2-0.3 mm wide Aristida purpurea
31 Almost all panicle branches spreading and with axillary pulvini; lemma apices 0.1-0.2 mm wide. > 32
32 Anthers 0.8-1 mm long. > 33
33 Spikelets usually divergent and the pedicels with axillary pulvini; secondary branches absent or nearly so; primary branches 2-6 cm long; lemma apices straight or with 1 or 2 twists Aristida havardii
33 Spikelets usually appressed and the pedicels without axillary pulvini; secondary branches usually well-developed; primary branches 5-13 cm long; lemma apices with 4 or more twists at maturity Aristida divaricata
32 Anthers 1-3 mm long. > 34
34 Base of the blades with scattered hairs 1.5-3 mm long on the adaxial surfaces Aristida ternipes
34 Base of the blades glabrous or puberulent on the adaxial surface, the hairs, if present, less than 0.5 mm long. > 35
35 Glumes reddish, the lower glumes often shorter than the upper glumes; awns ascending to divaricate, (8)13-140 mm long; terminal spikelets usually appressed and without axillary pulvini Aristida purpurea
35 Glumes brownish, equal or unequal; awns spreading to horizontal, 5-15 mm long; terminal spikelets often spreading from axillary pulvini Aristida pansa
29 Lower primary panicle branches (pedicels in racemose species) appressed, without axillary pulvini. > 36
36 Plants with well-developed rhizomes; basal sheaths shredding into threadlike segments at maturity Aristida rhizomophora
36 Plants tufted, without rhizomes; basal sheaths not fibrous, not shredding into threadlike segments even when old. > 37
37 Lower inflorescence nodes with only 1 spikelet; inflorescences spicate or racemose Aristida mohrii
37 Lower inflorescence nodes with 2 or more spikelets; inflorescences racemose or paniculate. > 38
38 Lower glumes usually 1/3– 3/4 as long as the upper glumes. > 39
39 Plants annual Aristida adscensionis
39 Plants perennial. > 40
40 Lemma awns 8-15 mm long; lemmas 5-7 mm long Aristida gyrans
40 Lemma awns (8)15-140 mm long; lemmas 6-16 mm long Aristida purpurea
38 Lower glumes usually more than 3/4 as long as the upper glumes. > 41
41 Plants annual. > 42
42 Awns flat at the base Aristida adscensionis
42 Awns terete at the base Aristida longespica
41 Plants perennial. > 43
43 Lemma apices prominently twisted for 3-6 mm; blades usually curled at maturity; leaves forming a basal tuft Aristida arizonica
43 Lemma apices straight or only slightly twisted; blades usually not curled at maturity; leaves variously distributed. > 44
44 Lower glumes prominently 2-keeled, (7.5)9-13 mm long; central awns 15-40 mm long Aristida palustris
44 Lower glumes usually 1-keeled, if 2-keeled, 5-9 mm long; central awns 8-25 mm long, [revert to left] > 45
45 Central awns about twice as thick as the lateral awns, divergent to arcuate-reflexed. > 46
46 All 3 awns divergent to reflexed and contorted at the base; lower rachis nodes usually associated with 2 spikelets (occasionally 1 or 3), 1 pedicellate and 1 sessile Aristida simpliciflora
46 Lateral awns usually erect to ascending and not contorted at the base; lower rachis nodes usually associated with more than 2 spikelets, pedicellate to subsessile Aristida purpurascens
45 Central awns about the same thickness as the lateral awns, erect to spreading. > 47
47 Lower glumes 1-4 mm longer than the upper glumes Aristida purpurascens
47 Lower glumes from shorter than to 1 mm longer than the upper glumes. > 48
48 Culms usually 3-6 mm thick at the base; primary panicle branches 4-20 cm long; lower glumes 1-veined Aristida condensata
48 Culms usually 1-4 mm thick at the base; primary panicle branches 1-5 cm long; lower glumes 1-2-veined. > 49
49 Calluses 0.4-0.8 mm long Aristida purpurascens
49 Calluses 1-2 mm long Aristida gyrans
... more about "Aristida"
Kelly W. Allred +
Conn. +, D.C +, Del. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Mass. +, Md. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Wyo. +, Ga. +, Wash. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Mich. +, Wis. +, Ariz. +, Kans. +, Minn. +, Maine +, Miss. +, Tenn. +, Iowa +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Fla. +, N.Mex. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, N.C. +, S.C. +, La. +, S.Dak. +, Nev. +, Puerto Rico +, Colo. +, Virgin Islands +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, N.Dak. +, Ky. +  and Oreg. +
allred1984a +, allred1984c +, henrard1926a +, henrard1929a +, kesler2000a +, peet1993a +, reeder1989a +, trent1990a +, vaughn1981a +  and walters1994a +
Gramineae +
Aristida +
Poaceae tribe Aristideae +