- Aristida
taxobox name Three awns italictitle image Aristida purpurea form.jpg image caption Purple Three awn , Aristida ... Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae subfamilia Arundinoideae tribus Aristideae genus Aristida ... Aristida purpurea close.jpg thumb left Purple Three awn Aristida purpurea flowers Image Aristida stricta.jpg thumb right Flowers of Pineland Three awn A. stricta The three awns are the grass genus Aristida ... es . Aristida stems are ascending to erect, with both basal and cauline leaves. The leaves may be flat ... may be quite long in Aristida purpurea A. purpurea var. longiseta they may be up to 10 cm. They are characteristic of semiarid grassland . The Wiregrass Region of North America is named for Aristida ... is a good indicator of overgrazing . Selected species Aristida adscensionis small L. small Aristida anaclasta Aristida basiramea Fork tipped Three awn , Forked Three awn Aristida behriana small F.Muell. small Aristida beyrichiana Aristida burkei bohlanya ba pere Sesotho horse madness grass Aristida californica Aristida calycina small R.Br. small Aristida chaseae Aristida contorta small F.Muell. small Aristida dichotoma small Michx. small Shinner s Three awn , poverty grass Aristida divaricata Aristida granitica Aristida guayllabambensis Aristida hygrometrica small R.Br. small Aristida junciformis Aristida longespica Slim spiked Three awn Aristida longespica var. geniculata Red Three awn Aristida longespica var. longespica Aristida mutabilis Aristida oligantha small Michx. small Prairie Three awn Aristida pallens small Cav. small Aristida portoricensis Pelos del diablo Aristida pungens Drinn Aristida purpurascens small Poiret small Arrowfeather Three awn Aristida purpurea Purple Three awn Aristida purpurea var. longiseta Aristida ramosa small R.Br. small Aristida refracta Aristida spiciformis Aristida stricta Pineland Three awn , wiregrass Aristida suringarii Aristida swartziana Aristida tenuifolia Aristida vagans Aristida vaginata See also New Mexico State University Botanical ... more details
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- Restrepia contorta
italictitle taxobox name Twisted Restrepia image Restrepia contorta Orchi 01.jpg image caption Flower of Restrepia contorta regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots ordo Asparagales familia Orchidaceae subfamilia Epidendroideae tribus Epidendreae subtribus Pleurothallidinae genus Restrepia species R. contorta binomial Restrepia contorta binomial authority Hip lito Ruiz L pez Ruiz & Jos Antonio Pav n Jim nez Pav. Carlyle A. Luer Luer synonyms Humboldtia contorta Hip lito Ruiz L pez Ruiz & Jos Antonio Pav n Jim nez Pav. basionym Stelis contorta Ruiz & Pav. Pers. Restrepia maculata Lindl. Restrepia punctulata Lindl. Restrepia antennifera Lindl. Restrepia pardina Lem. Restrepia ecuadorensis Rolfe Restrepia caucana Schltr. Pleurothallis fimbrilabia C.Schweinf. Restrepia apiculata Luer Restrepia maculata ssp. ecuadoriensis Rolfe H.Mohr Restrepia contorta , the Twisted Restrepia , is a species of orchid endemism endemic to western South America. commons Restrepia contorta wikispecies Restrepia contorta DEFAULTSORT Restrepia Contorta Category Restrepia contorta Epidendreae stub es Restrepia contorta pt Restrepia contorta vi Restrepia contorta ... more details
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- Danuria contorta
italic title Taxobox name Danuria contorta image image width 200px regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Mantodea familia Mantidae genus Danuria species D. contorta binomial Danuria contorta binomial authority Sjostedt, 1912 Danuria contorta is a species of mantidae praying mantis in the genus Danuria . ref http www.catalogueoflife.org annual checklist show species details.php?record id 6020740 Catalogue of Life 2009 Annual Checklist ref See also List of mantis genera and species References reflist DEFAULTSORT Danuria Contorta Category Danuria Mantidae stub es Danuria contorta ... more details
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- Asota contorta
italic title Taxobox name Asota contorta image regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Noctuidae tribus genus Asota moth Asota species A. contorta binomial Asota contorta binomial authority Aurivillius, 1894 synonyms Hypsa contorta small Aurivillius, 1894 small Asota contorta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on Bali , Java , Sumatra and in Malaysia . The wingspan is 59 62 mm. External links http www.aganaidae.nl main detail.asp?Id 33 Species info Aganainae stub Category Asota vi Asota contorta ... more details
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- Shorea contorta
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . taxobox status CR status system IUCN2.3 regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Malvales familia Dipterocarpaceae genus Shorea species S. contorta binomial Shorea contorta binomial authority Vidal Shorea contorta also called White Lauan is a species of plant in the Dipterocarpaceae family. It is Endemism endemic to the Philippines . Source Ashton, P. 1998. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 33108 all Shorea contorta . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007. Category Trees of the Philippines Category Shorea contorta Category Critically endangered plants Dipterocarpaceae stub vi Shorea contorta ... more details
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- Cookeconcha contorta
italictitle Taxobox name Cookeconcha contorta status CR status system IUCN2.3 status ref ref Cowie R. H. 2000 http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 40716 all Cookeconcha contorta . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. ref regnum Animalia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura br clade Panpulmonata br clade Eupulmonata br clade Stylommatophora br informal group Sigmurethra superfamilia Punctoidea familia Endodontidae genus Cookeconcha species C. contorta binomial Cookeconcha contorta binomial authority Andr tienne d Audebert de F russac F russac , 1825 synonyms Cookeconcha sp. small F russac, 1825 small Cookeconcha contorta is a species of very small, air breathing land snail , a Terrestrial animal terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae . Distribution This species is found only in List of non marine molluscs of Hawaii Hawaii , and is threatened by habitat loss . References reflist Category Endodontidae Endodontidae stub ca Cookeconcha contorta pt Cookeconcha contorta vi Cookeconcha contorta ... more details
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- Euxesta contorta
Taxobox image image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Fly Diptera zoosectio Schizophora zoosubsectio Acalyptratae superfamilia Tephritoidea familia Ulidiidae genus Euxesta species E. contorta binomial Euxesta contorta subdivision ranks Subspecies subdivision Euxesta contorta is a species of ulidiid or picture winged fly in the genus Euxesta of the family Ulidiidae . ref http www.itis.gov servlet SingleRpt SingleRpt ref ref http nomen.at Euxesta contorta ref ref http data.gbif.org species browse taxon 13143053 ref References Reflist Category Euxesta Euxesta stub ... more details
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- Acrocercops contorta
italic title Taxobox image image width 200px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera infraordo Heteroneura familia Gracillariidae genus Acrocercops species A. contorta binomial Acrocercops contorta binomial authority Meyrick, 1920 ref name GTD http gc.bebif.be species show 794 Acrocercops contorta Meyrick, 1920 at the Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. ref synonyms Acrocercops contorta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family, known from Brazil . ref name GTD It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. ref Meyrick, E. 1920a. Exotic Microlepidoptera. Exotic Microlepidoptera Marlborough 2 10 289 320. ref References Reflist Acrocercops stub Category Acrocercops vi Acrocercops contorta ... more details
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- Clathrina contorta
Taxobox name Clathrina contorta image image caption regnum Animalia phylum Porifera classis Calcarea subclassis Calcinea ordo Clathrinida familia Clathrinidae genus Clathrina species C. contorta binomial Clathrina contorta binomial authority James Scott Bowerbank Bowerbank , 1866 Clathrina contorta is a species of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Clathrinidae . This is a whitish sponge which appears as a mass of irregular, convoluted tubes. It is very similar to Clathrina clathrus but usually differs in colour C. clathrus is usually yellow and by the presence of terminal oscula on vertical tubes absent in C. clathrus . When viewed microscopically, the sponge spicule spicule structure of the two species is very different, C. contorta possessing two pointed diactines and four pointed tetractines as well as the three pointed triactines which C. clathrus is exclusively made up of. This sponge is found on north east Atlantic coasts from the Arctic to the Mediterranean , usually on rocks at depths of 10 30 m, but occasionally in shallower water. References http species identification.org species.php?species group sponges&id 178&menuentry soorten Clathrina contorta at Marine Species Identification Portal Category Clathrina sponge stub nl Clathrina contorta ... more details
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- Aristida anaclasta
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . taxobox status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae genus Aristida species A. anaclasta binomial Aristida anaclasta binomial authority Cope Aristida anaclasta is a species of grass in the Poaceae family. It is found only in Yemen . Source Miller, A. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 44906 all Aristida anaclasta . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007. Category Aristida Category Flora of Yemen Category Data deficient plants Poaceae stub vi Aristida anaclasta ... more details
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- Aristida guayllabambensis
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . taxobox status VU status system IUCN3.1 regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae genus Aristida species A. guayllabambensis binomial Aristida guayllabambensis binomial authority L gaard Aristida guayllabambensis is a species of grass in the Poaceae family. It is found only in Ecuador . References Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 45929 all Aristida guayllabambensis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007. Category Aristida Category Flora of Ecuador Category Vulnerable plants Poaceae stub vi Aristida guayllabambensis ... more details
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- Ectoedemia contorta
italic title Taxobox name Ectoedemia contorta image image width 250px image caption regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera cohorto Myoglossata subcohorto Neolepidoptera familia Nepticulidae genus Ectoedemia species E. contorta binomial Ectoedemia contorta binomial authority van Nieukerken, 1985 synonyms Ectoedemia contorta is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Spain , Italy and Greece . The wingspan is 4.6 5.6 mm. Adults are on wing in autumn. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine resembles that of Ectoedemia albifasciella . External links http www.faunaeur.org full results.php?id 357536 Fauna Europaea http www.bladmineerders.nl minersf lepidopteramin ectoedemia contorta contorta.htm bladmineerders.nl http www.repository.naturalis.nl document 50162 A Taxonomic Revision Of The Western Palaearctic Species Of The Subgenera Zimmermannia Hering And Ectoedemia Busck s.str. Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae , With Notes On Their Phylogeny Category Nepticulidae Ectoedemia stub vi Ectoedemia contorta ... more details
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- Aristida californica
italic title taxobox name Aristida californica image Aristidacalifornica.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae subfamilia Arundinoideae genus Aristida species A. californica binomial Aristida californica binomial authority Thurb. ex S.Wats. Aristida californica is a species of Poaceae grass known by the common names California threeawn and Mojave threeawn . It is native to the Mojave Desert s and Sonoran Desert Sonoran of northern Mexico and California and Arizona . Description Aristida californica is a clumpy, hairy grass forming bushy tufts up to about 40 centimeters tall in its sandy habitat. The inflorescence contains hard spikelets with a long beak at the tip and Awn botany awns up to 4.5 centimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?8738,8812,0,8814 Jepson Manual Treatment Aristida californica var. californica http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ARCA9 USDA Plants Profile Aristida californica http herbarium.usu.edu webmanual info2.asp?name Aristida californica&type treatment Grass Manual Treatment Aristida californica Category Aristida Californica Category Native grasses of California Category Flora of the California desert regions Category Flora of Northwestern Mexico Category Flora of Arizona Category Grasses of Mexico Category Grasses of the United States Poaceae stub ... more details
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- Camissonia contorta
italic title Taxobox name Camissonia contorta regnum Plant ae phylum Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Myrtales familia Onagraceae genus Camissonia species C. contorta binomial Camissonia contorta binomial authority David Douglas Dougl. ex Johann Georg Christian Lehmann Lehm. Thomas Henry Kearney Kearney synonyms Oenothera contorta Camissonia contorta is a species of Onagraceae evening primrose known by the common name plains evening primrose . It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Idaho , where it grows in many habitat types. It is an annual herb producing a slender, bending to curling red or green stem which is sometimes hairy. It is up to 30 centimeters long and erect or spreading out. The blue green leaves are linear to very narrowly oval in shape and up to 3.5 centimeters long. The nodding inflorescence produces one or more small flowers. Each has bright yellow petals up to half a centimeter long, sometimes with small red dots near the bases. The fruit is a capsule about 3 centimeters long containing shiny seeds. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?5263,5264,5301 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol CACO34 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Camissonia contorta Photo gallery Category Onagraceae myrtales stub ... more details
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- Aristida stricta
italic title taxobox name Aristida stricta image Aristida stricta.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae genus Aristida species A. stricta binomial Aristida stricta binomial authority Andr Michaux Michx. Aristida stricta is a warm season Poaceae grass , native to North America, that dominates understory vegetation in sandhill s and flatwoods coastal plain ecosystem s of the Southeastern United States . It is known as wiregrass due to its texture and pineland three awn grass . Its common name, wiregrass, gave rise to the naming of the Wiregrass Region in which it is located. This is a fast growing species that regenerates quickly after fires. The plant depends on regular summer burning in order to stimulate flowering and seed production. References http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html taxon.pl?316567 Germplasm Resources Information Network Category Aristida Category Grasses of Alabama Category Flora of Florida Category Flora of Georgia U.S. state Poaceae stub ca Aristida stricta es Aristida stricta ... more details
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- Pedicularis contorta
taxobox image Pedicularis contorta 7355.JPG regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Orobanchaceae genus Pedicularis species P. contorta binomial Pedicularis contorta binomial authority George Bentham Benth. Pedicularis contorta is a species of flowering plant in the Orobanchaceae broomrape family known by the common names coiled lousewort and curved beak lousewort . It is native to western North America, including southwestern Canada and the northwestern United States, where it grows in moist mountainous habitat, such as bog s, shady forests, and meadows. It is a perennial herb producing one or more stems up to 40 centimeters tall from a caudex . The leaves are up to 18 centimeters long, lance shaped to oblong, and divided into many linear lobes which may be toothed or smooth edged. The inflorescence is a raceme of flowers occupying the top of the stem. Each flower is a centimeter long or slightly longer, white to yellowish in color, and divided into a coiled or curved beak like upper lip and a flat, three lobed lower lip. The fruit is a capsule up to a centimeter long containing seeds with netted surfaces. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?7177,7471,7475 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol PECO USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Pedicularis contorta Photo gallery Category Orobanchaceae Lamiales stub ... more details
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- Aristida divaricata
italic title taxobox name Aristida divaricata image Aristidadivaricata.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae subfamilia Arundinoideae genus Aristida species A. divaricata binomial Aristida divaricata binomial authority Alexander von Humboldt Humb. & Aim Bonpland Bonpl. ex Carl Ludwig Willdenow Willd. Aristida divaricata is a species of Poaceae grass known by the common name poverty threeawn . It is native to the Americas from the central United States to Guatemala . It is a perennial grass forming clumps of unbranched stems up to 70 centimeters tall. Leaves are mostly basal and roll along the edges. The sparse inflorescence is a wide, flat, open array of spikelets that break apart easily. The grain has a twisted tip and three Awn botany awns up to 2 centimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?8738,8812,8815 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ARDI5 USDA Plants Profile http herbarium.usu.edu webmanual info2.asp?name Aristida divaricata&type treatment Grass Manual Treatment http www.wnmu.edu academic nspages2 gilaflora aristida divaricata.html Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness Category Aristida Poaceae stub ... more details
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- Aristida behriana
italic title taxobox name Aristida behriana regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Gramineae genus Aristida species A. behriana binomial Aristida behriana binomial authority F.Muell Aristida behriana is a native Australia n species of grass, commonly known as Bunch Wire Grass or Brush Wire Grass. It is a bright green, perennial plant forming short, tufted tussock s up to convert 40 cm in 0 ref Noted as less than 30cm by Bagust 2005 but up to 40cm by New South Wales Flora Online ref high. Its seeds have three long, radiating Awn botany awns leading to an occasional name of three awn grass . The species favours low fertility and well drained soils. It is commonly found in mallee Woodlands and Shrublands mallee woodlands and plains, and growing on sunny slopes. Superficially the flower heads resemble those of the invasive weed, African Feather grass Pennisetum villosum . ref cite book last Bagust first Phil coauthors Tout Smith Lynda title The Native Plants of Adelaide publisher Department for Environment and Heritage date 2005 pages 48 isbn 0 646 44313 5 ref A. behriana is found in all mainland Australian States. ref cite web url http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin NSWfl.pl?page nswfl&lvl sp&name Aristida behriana title Aristida behriana F.Muell. work New South Wales Flora Online accessdate 2008 07 29 ref References reflist Category Aristida Category Flora of New South Wales Category Flora of the Northern Territory Category Flora of Queensland Category Flora of South Australia Category Flora of Victoria Australia Poaceae stub ... more details
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- Aristida adscensionis
italic title taxobox name Aristida adscensionis image Aristidaadscensionis1.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae subfamilia Arundinoideae genus Aristida species A. adscensionis binomial Aristida adscensionis binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. synonyms Aristida fasciculata Aristida adscensionis is a species of Poaceae grass known by the common name Sixweeks threeawn . It is native to the Americas but it is distributed nearly worldwide. It grows easily in disturbed and waste areas and has potential to become a weed. Description This annual bunchgrass is quite variable in appearance, its size and shape determined largely by environmental conditions. It grows in a tuft to heights between 5 and 80 centimeters. It forms a narrow inflorescence of spikelets, each fruit with three awn botany awns . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?8738,8812,8813 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ARAD USDA Plants Profile http herbarium.usu.edu webmanual info2.asp?name Aristida adscensionis&type treatment Grass Manual Treatment http www.kew.org data grasses db www imp00616.htm Kew GrassBase Category Aristida Category Bunchgrasses of North America Category Native grasses of California Category Flora of the California desert regions Category North American desert flora Category Grasses of the United States Category Flora of the Southwestern United States Poaceae stub zh ... more details
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- Aristida oligantha
italic title taxobox name Aristida oligantha image Aristidaoligantha.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae subfamilia Arundinoideae genus Aristida species A. oligantha binomial Aristida oligantha binomial authority Andr Michaux Michx. Aristida oligantha is a species of Poaceae grass known by the common names prairie threeawn and oldfield threeawn . It is native to the United States and southern Canada, and it is known from northern Mexico. It is a grass of many types of habitat, and it grows easily in dry areas with sandy or gravelly soils. It appears in disturbed and burned areas and is sometimes a weed of roadsides and railroads. This is an annual forming clumps of branching gray green and purple tinted stems about 30 to 70 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is an open array of spikelets. The grain has three spreading Awn botany awns , the central one reaching up to 7 centimeters long and the other two slightly shorter. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?8738,8812,8816 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol AROL USDA Plants Profile http herbarium.usu.edu webmanual info2.asp?name Aristida oligantha&type treatment Grass Manual Treatment http www.illinoiswildflowers.info grasses plants pr 3awn.htm Illinois Wildflowers http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Aristida oligantha Photo gallery Category Aristida Category Grasses of Mexico Category Grasses of Alabama Category Native grasses of California Category Grasses of the United States Category Flora of the Sierra Nevada region U.S. Category Flora of California chaparral and woodlands Category Flora of the Southwestern United States Category Flora of the Southeastern United States Poaceae stub ... more details
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- Aristida purpurea
italic title taxobox name Purple three awn image Aristida purpurea close.jpg image width image caption regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae genus Aristida species A. purpurea binomial Aristida purpurea binomial authority Thomas Nuttall Nutt. ref name ipni Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 5 145. 1835 Jan 1835 cite web url http www.ipni.org 80 ipni idPlantNameSearch.do jsessionid E69819B58A90E3C21A3C544CC526703F?id 389707 1 title Plant Name Details for Aristida purpurea publisher International Plant Names Index IPNI accessdate December 4, 2009 ref File Aristida purpurea fruits with awns 2003 07 03.jpg thumb left 150px Spikelets showing the characteristic three awns apiece Aristida purpurea is a species of Poaceae grass native to North America which is known by the common name purple three awn . This grass is fairly widespread and can be found across the western two thirds of the United States, much of southern Canada and parts of northern Mexico. It is most abundant on the plains. This is a perennial bunchgrass , growing erect to under a meter 3 feet in height, and the flower raceme glumes often assume a light brown to reddish purple color. There are several varieties with overlapping geographical ranges. This is not considered to be a good Grazing graze for livestock because the Awn botany awns are sharp and the protein content of the grass is low. References reflist External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?8738,8812,8817 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ARPU9 USDA Plants Profile http www.fs.fed.us database feis plants graminoid aripur all.html Ecology http herbarium.usu.edu webmanual info2.asp?name Aristida purpurea&type treatment Grass Manual Treatment Category Aristida purpurea Category Bunchgrasses of North America Category Grasses of the United States Category Grasses of Canada Category Grasses of Mexico Category Native ... more details
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- Aristida portoricensis
taxobox status LE status system ESA regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae subfamilia Arundinoideae genus Aristida species A. portoricensis binomial Aristida portoricensis binomial authority Pilg. Aristida portoricensis is a rare species of Poaceae grass known by the common name pelos del diablo hair of the devil . It is Endemism endemic to Puerto Rico , where it is known from two locations, one in a residential area of Mayag ez, Puerto Rico Mayag ez and one in the Sierra Bermeja . ref name sil Silander, S. 1994 . http www.fws.gov caribbean es PDF Recovery 20Plans Aristida 20portoricensis.pdf Aristida portoricensis Recovery Plan. USFWS. ref Two other known sites have been local extinction extirpated by development of the habitat. ref name sil It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. This is a perennial grass producing a tuft of stems up to 30 to 50 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a narrow panicle a few centimeters in length. Its habitat includes subtropical wet forests and grassland on soils of clay and serpentine soil serpentine origin. ref name fed USFWS. http ecos.fws.gov docs federal register fr1742.pdf Endangered Status for the Plant Aristida portoricensis pelos del diablo . Federal Register August 8, 1990. ref Development of the Sierra Bermeja is a potential threat for the grass and many other endemic plant species. ref name sil Vandalism of the few remaining plants is also a potential threat. ref name fed References reflist External links http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ARPO3 USDA Plants Profile http www.kew.org data grasses db www imp00810.htm Kew GrassBase Treatment Category Aristida Category Flora of Puerto Rico grass stub ... more details
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- Aristida pungens
italic title taxobox name Aristida pungens regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae subfamilia Arundinoideae tribus Aristideae genus Aristida genus authority Carolus Linnaeus L. species A. pungens binomial Aristida pungens Aristida pungens is a member of the family Poaceae . Uses The grass is known in Arabic as Drinn. It is a tall perennial plant with deep roots and long leaves. Extremely drought resistant, drinn grows in areas with as little as 70 mm of rainfall per year. A traditional food plant in Africa , this little known grain has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare. ref cite book authorlink author National Research Council editor others title Lost Crops of Africa Volume I Grains origdate url http books.nap.edu openbook.php?record id 2305 format accessdate 2008 08 01 edition series Lost Crops of Africa volume 1 date 1996 02 14 publisher National Academies Press location isbn 978 0 309 04990 0 oclc doi id pages 260 chapter Wild Grains chapterurl http books.nap.edu openbook.php?record id 2305&page 251 quote ref ref References Reflist Category Aristida pungens Category Flora of the Sahara Category Flora of Morocco Category Flora of Northern Africa Category Flora of the Middle East Category Flora of Western Asia Category Crops originating from Africa Category Grains Poaceae stub ... more details
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- Aristida chaseae
taxobox image Aristidachaseae.JPG status LE status system ESA regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Poaceae subfamilia Arundinoideae genus Aristida species A. chaseae binomial Aristida chaseae binomial authority Hitchc. Aristida chaseae is a rare species of Poaceae grass known by the common name Chase s threeawn . It is Endemism endemic to Puerto Rico , where it is known from two locations in the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge and the Sierra Bermeja . ref name fed USFWS. http ecos.fws.gov docs federal register fr2277.pdf Determination of Endangered Status for Three Puerto Rican Plants. Federal Register April 27, 1993. ref It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. It cannot compete with introduced species of grasses, such as Brachiaria subquadripara , which are invasive species invading its habitat. ref name fed This is a perennial grass producing a tuft of stems up to half a meter high or a bit taller. Plants occurring in the deep soils of Cabo Rojo tend to be more robust than those growing in the poorer soils of the Sierra Bermeja. ref name sierra Silander, S. 1995 . http www.fws.gov caribbean es PDF Recovery 20Plans Aristida 20chaseae, 20Lyonia 20truncata 20Vernonia 20proctorii.pdf Sierra Bermeja Plants Recovery Plan. USFWS. ref Cabo Rojo plants occur in coastal grassland habitat, and those in the Sierra grow in acidic clay soils with many rocky outcrops. ref name sierra Development of the Sierra Bermeja is a potential threat for the grass and many other endemic plant species. ref name sierra References reflist External links http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ARCH4 USDA Plants Profile http www.kew.org data grasses db www imp00659.htm Kew GrassBase Treatment Category Aristida Category Flora of Puerto Rico grass stub ... more details
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- Gres a Avicula contorta
Infobox rockunit name Gres a Avicula contorta image caption type Geological formation age Late Norian ref name triassicdistribution prilithology otherlithology namedfor namedby region country Flag France coordinates unitof subunits underlies overlies thickness extent area map map caption The Gres a Avicula contorta is a geological Formation geology formation in France. It dates back to the late Norian . ref name triassicdistribution Weishampel, David B et al. 2004 . Dinosaur distribution Late Triassic, Europe . In Weishampel, David B. Dodson, Peter and Osm lska, Halszka eds. The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley University of California Press. Pp. 521 525. ISBN 0 520 24209 2. ref Vertebrate paleofauna class wikitable align center width 100 colspan 5 align center Dinosaur s of the Gres a Avicula contorta Taxa Presence Notes Images Genus Plateosaurus ref name triassicdistribution Plateosaurus sp. ref name triassicdistribution rowspan 99 Image Muja 01.jpg thumb center 200px Placeholder Suborder Theropoda ref name triassicdistribution Indeterminate remains. ref name triassicdistribution See also List of dinosaur bearing rock formations References Reflist Category Triassic paleontological sites of Europe Category Formations with 1 dinosaur genera ... more details
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