Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Aristida arizonica Vasey
(Arizona Threeawn)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Aristida arizonica is a perennial threeawn with a closed panicle with the branches appressed. The glumes are nearly equal and the mature leaf blades are flat and curling.
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Aristida arizonica, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Ben Lilly, Nov. 21, 2007



Aristida arizonica, glumes nearly equal, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Ben Lilly, Nov. 21, 2007



Aristida arizonica, panicle closed, branches erect-appressed, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Ben Lilly, Nov. 21, 2007



Aristida arizonica, browner blades flat and curling, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Ben Lilly, Nov. 21, 2007


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