Aristida oligantha

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Species Distribution Map
Family:POACEAE
Species:Aristida oligantha Michx.
Common Name:Prairie Three Awn; Oldfield Three Awn
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Prairie Three Awn is a native herbaceous annual in the Grass family (Poaceae). It can be found throughout much of Alabama. Prairie Three Awn occurs in dry, often sandy habitats such as on roadsides, in old fields, in pine woodlands, and in disturbed habitats. It is an annual with a fibrous root system. It grows 10-20 inches in height from highly branched culms. The culms are often geniculate (bent at a sharp angle) at the base. Leaves are cauline, alternate, linear, with entire margins. The leaves have a sheath that is shorter than the internodes and is glabrous. The leaf blades are often folded and twisted. Flowers are produced in spikes or racemes. Spikelets are 14-18 mm long with three awns. The awns are approximately equal in length (5-10 mm) and spreading. The fruit is a grain. Prairie Three Awn is a common but easily over looked species. It has the largest fruit with the longest awns of any of our Tree Awn species. It is an excellent subject to use when demonstrating the parts of a grass flower/fruit because of its size.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Aristida
Species Aristida oligantha Michx. - Prairie Three Awn; Oldfield Three Awn

Citation

Citation Aristida oligantha Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 41. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: ILLINOIS: Without data, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P-M).

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aristida macrochaeta Aristida macrochaeta Steudel, Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 134. 1854. VIRGINIA: Without data, Curtis s.n. (holotype: P).
Aristida micropoda Aristida micropoda Trinius & Ruprecht, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Petersbourg, Ser. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(1): 107. 1842. ARKANSAS: Without data, Beyrich 115 (holotype: LE).
Aristida oligantha var. nervata Aristida oligantha Michaux, var. nervata Beal, Grass. N. Amer. 2: 202. 1896. OREGON: Josephine Co.: Grants Pass, s.d., Howell s.n. (holotype: ?; isotype: US).
Aristida pauciflora Aristida pauciflora Buckley, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 92. 1862. TEXAS: Without data, Buckley s.n. (holotype: PH).
Chaetaria oligantha Chaetaria oligantha (Michaux) Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 30, 152. 158. 1812.Aristida oligantha Michaux 1803. 

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Elmore, Etowah, Franklin, Greene, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU156399 Marshall 19 Oct 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6797		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015091 Butler 10 Dec 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6623		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
UWAL0014951 Monroe 23 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23408		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00060852 Bullock 11 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14139		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
TROY000049667 Autauga 19 Oct 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1381		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015096 Conecuh 3 Oct 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3705		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105905 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7284		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
TROY000011579 Barbour 20 Oct 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12789		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
TROY000045498 Covington 14 Nov 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23559		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0012572 Morgan 09 Sep 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13575		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
TROY000011581 Butler 23 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17948		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
JSU105912 Shelby 10 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12273		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
TROY000011586 Russell 17 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14810		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0014376 Franklin 29 Aug 2013 England, J. Kevin
4496		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0037301 Walker 22 Oct 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14738		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michx.
UWAL0008782 Butler 23 Aug 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17948		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michx.
JSU105899 Franklin 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7139		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
TROY000045821 Franklin 29 Aug 2013 England, J. Kevin
4496		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000042874 Colbert 19 Nov 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH230		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105908 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6926		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
ALNHS00002499 Colbert 19 Nov 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-230		 ALNHS
Aristida oligantha Michx.
ALNHS00004411 Calhoun 30 Aug 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2485		 ALNHS
Aristida oligantha Michx.
UWAL0018241 Colbert 29 Aug 1989 Kral, Robert
77003		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michx.
ALNHS00008421 Cherokee 04 Oct 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6203		 ALNHS
Aristida oligantha Michx.
JSU105893 Calhoun 05 Oct 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
1331		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00003378 Tuscaloosa 16 Nov 1974 Hoener, Fred K.
1201		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
AUA000015104 Lowndes 27 Sep 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3659		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
AUA000015092 Butler 11 Sep 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3603		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105901 Jackson 14 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7511		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00063695 Russell 14 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14791		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
TROY000035717 Monroe 23 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23408		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015095 Conecuh 30 Nov 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7193		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105906 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7284		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015097 Conecuh 19 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13715		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
TROY000011585 Russell 14 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14791		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0012604 Tuscaloosa 07 Oct 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13668		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
ALNHS00007458 Franklin 22 AUG 2022 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4805		 ALNHS
Aristida oligantha Michx.
TROY000036567 Bullock 26 Jul 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1105		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0032845 Lawrence 20 Sep 2014 England, J. Kevin
5197		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015090 Bullock 11 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14139		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105902 Jackson 14 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7511		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00063665 Russell 17 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14810		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
UWAL0052076 Sumter 20 Sep 2020 Keener, Brian R.
11971		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michx.
JSU105895 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7358		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015107 Montgomery 19 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14706		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
TROY000047582 Lowndes 29 Oct 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28593		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015099 Elmore 6 Jul 1967 Atkins, W.B.
 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
UWAL0032852 Lawrence 10 Oct 2005 England, J. Kevin
6865		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
TROY000038893 Coosa 11 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24634		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00003363 Greene 30 Aug 1965 Thomas, Joab L.
779		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
AUA000015094 Conecuh 13 Nov 1994 Diamond, Alvin R.
9455		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105903 Jackson 14 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7511		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00060580 Conecuh 19 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13715		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
JSU105913 Tuscaloosa 16 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7237		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
JSU105896 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7358		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0015759 Pike 28 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24679		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015100 Lee 14 Nov 1959 Banks, Donald J.
 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105916 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9296		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015110 Russell 17 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14810		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
TROY000011580 Bullock 11 Sep 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14139		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0057289 Bibb 06 Oct 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11653		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015111 Russell 14 Oct 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14791		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105909 Madison 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6991		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00064346 Montgomery 19 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14706		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
JSU105914 Tuscaloosa 16 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7237		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
JSU105897 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7358		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0032866 Colbert 28 Sep 2016 England, J. Kevin
6885		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015103 Lowndes 8 Nov 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8500		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105911 Morgan 15 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9155		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015106 Montgomery 18 Nov 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7187		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
TROY000011582 Conecuh 19 Oct 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13715		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015093 Butler 12 Sep 1979 Crawford, Lloyd C.
 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
TROY000044035 Colbert 12 Sep 2014 England, J. Kevin
5135A		 TROY
Astrida oilgantha Michaux
AUA000015105 Macon 25 Jul 1971 Spratling, R.E.
088		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105910 Madison 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6991		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00056032 Barbour 06 Jul 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11587		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
JSU105904 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6926		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
JSU105898 Etowah 18 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7358		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
JSU105894 Etowah 10 Oct 1995 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4390		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015109 Pike 9 Sep 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7108		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105915 Calhoun 24 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11991		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015102 Lee 17 Jul 1967 Teem, David H.
 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
TROY000011583 Montgomery 19 Sep 2004 Diamond, Alvin R.
14706		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0018264 Colbert 13 Sep 2014 England, J. Kevin
5135.1		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015098 Crenshaw 24 Oct 1990 Diamond, Alvin R.
7178		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
UWAL0013071 Bullock 26 Jul 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1105		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015101 Lee 17 Jul 1972 Street, J.J.
106		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
JSU105900 Franklin 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7139		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
TROY000011584 Montgomery 26 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
16005		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
JSU105907 Jefferson 17 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6926		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
JSU105892 Calhoun 20 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11481		 JSU
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00054477 Blount 19 Sep 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1668		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
UWAL0015745 Coosa 11 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24634		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UNA00055882 Tuscaloosa 07 Sep 1974 Hoener, Fred K.
1111		 UNA
Aristida oligantha Michx.
AUA000015112 Sumter Sep 1983 Ward, C.Y.
 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
TROY000044149 Pike 28 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24679		 TROY
Aristida oligantha Michaux
UWAL0050116 Autauga 19 Oct 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
1381		 UWAL
Aristida oligantha Michaux
AUA000015108 Montgomery 26 Oct 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
16005		 AUA
Aristida Oligantha Michx.
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