Poaceae
Spreading threeawn
Aristida cognata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Aristida
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Aristida cognataPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Spreading threeawn
Synonyms
- Aristida cognata var. media Trin. & Rupr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.