Poaceae

Sixweeks threeawn

Aristida adscensionis L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Aristida

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Sixweeks threeawn: Aristida adscensionis , north of Deming, southwest of Cookes Range near Goat Ridge, 32.436 -108.808, Luna County, New Mexico, 17 Sep 2015. — Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: غفة شائعة
Bambara: Bɛlɛlankasa
Chinese: 三芒草, 三枪茅
English: Sixweeks threeawn, Common needle grass
ff: Wicco tenemeje
Malagasy: Bozaka, Herombavy, Kifafalahy, Pepaka, Pepeka, Sekotovolo

Synonyms

Aristida abyssinica Trin. & Rupr.
Aristida adscensionis f. modestina Hack.
Aristida adscensionis f. viridis Kuntze
Aristida adscensionis subsp. adscensionis
Aristida adscensionis subsp. bromoides (Kunth) Henrard
Aristida adscensionis subsp. coerulescens (Desf.) Bourreil & Trouin ex Auquier & J.Duvign.
Aristida adscensionis subsp. coerulescens (Desf.) Malag.
Aristida adscensionis subsp. guineensis (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard
Aristida adscensionis subsp. heymannii (Regel) Tzvelev
Aristida adscensionis subvar. condensata Hack.
Aristida adscensionis var. abortiva A.Beetle
Aristida adscensionis var. abyssinica (Trin. & Rupr.) Engl.
Aristida adscensionis var. adscensionis
Aristida adscensionis var. aethiopica (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & Schinz
Aristida adscensionis var. breviseta Hack.
Aristida adscensionis var. bromoides (Kunth) Henrard
Aristida adscensionis var. canariensis (Willd.) T.Durand & Schinz
Aristida adscensionis var. coarctata (Kunth) Kuntze
Aristida adscensionis var. coerulescens (Desf.) Hack.
Aristida adscensionis var. condensata (Hack.) Henrard
Aristida adscensionis var. decolorata (E.Fourn.) Beetle
Aristida adscensionis var. ehrenbergii (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard
Aristida adscensionis var. festucoides (Poir.) Henrard
Aristida adscensionis var. gigantea (L.f.) Kuntze
Aristida adscensionis var. glabricallis Maire & Weiller
Aristida adscensionis var. guineensis (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard
Aristida adscensionis var. humilis (Kunth) Kuntze
Aristida adscensionis var. interrupta (Cav.) Beetle
Aristida adscensionis var. mexicana Henrard
Aristida adscensionis var. modesta Hack.
Aristida adscensionis var. nigrescens (J.Presl) Beetle
Aristida adscensionis var. normalis Kuntze
Aristida adscensionis var. pumila (Decne.) Coss. & Durieu
Aristida adscensionis var. pygmaea (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & Schinz
Aristida adscensionis var. scabriflora Hack.
Aristida adscensionis var. senegalensis (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & Schinz
Aristida adscensionis var. spigera (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard
Aristida adscensionis var. strictiflora (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & Schinz
Aristida adscensionis var. typica Stapf
Aristida adscensionis var. vulpioides (Hance) Hack. ex Henrard

and 120 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.