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Other Plants Like This: Aristida (Three-Awn Grass)
DERIVATION |
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FAMILY |
Poaceae (Grass Family) | ||
HABIT | Grass/sedge | ||
RANGE | W Canada, United States to C Mexico | ||
LEAF TYPE | Deciduous | ||
FLOWERS | Purple (Seed head) | ||
FOLIAGE COLOR | ; | ||
HARDINESS | USDA Zone 4 (Coldest zone where hardy) | ||
SOIL | Course grained, xeric soils | ||
SUN REQUIREMENTS | Sun | ||
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS | Steppe Plant Collection | Native Plant Collection | ||
COMMON NAME(S) | Purple Threeawn |
Individual Locations for Aristida purpurea:
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Map Key |
Accession Number |
Year | Location |
1 | 861668*1 | 1986 | Desert Wash Garden |
2 | 861668*11 | 1986 | Sacred Earth |
3 | 861668*12 | 1986 | Sacred Earth |
4 | 861668*13 | 1986 | Chatfield Sinnamon Center WSM Ave S |
5 | 861668*14 | 1986 | Sacred Earth |
6 | 861668*15 | 1986 | Dryland Mesa |
No Map |
861668*16 | 1986 | Seed |
7 | 861668*6 | 1986 | Desert Wash Garden |
8 | 861668*7 | 1986 | Dryland Mesa |
9 | 861668*8 | 1986 | Desert Wash Garden |
No Map |
861668*9 | 1986 | Dryland Mesa |
FLOWERING: When Aristida purpurea has been observed flowering at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FRUITING: When Aristida purpurea has been observed fruiting at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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