Poaceae
Slimspike threeawn
Aristida longespica
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Aristida
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Aristida longespicaPoaceae
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Slimspike threeawn
Synonyms
- Aristida geniculata Raf.
- Aristida gracilis Elliott
- Aristida gracilis var. depauperata A.Gray
- Aristida intermedia Scribn. & C.R.Ball
- Aristida intermedia var. necopina (Shinners) Mohlenbr.
- Aristida longespica var. geniculata (Raf.) Fernald
- Aristida necopina Shinners
- Aristida simpliciflora var. texana Vasey
- Curtopogon gracilis Trin. & Rupr.
- Trixostis gracilis Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
More in Aristida
- Sixweeks threeawnAristida adscensionisPoaceae
- Aristida rufescensPoaceae
- Pineland threeawnAristida strictaPoaceae
- Aristida behrianaPoaceae
- California threeawnAristida californicaPoaceae
- Chase's threeawnAristida chaseaePoaceae
- Tassel three-awnAristida congestaPoaceae
- Poverty threeawnAristida divaricataPoaceae
- Prairie threeawnAristida oliganthaPoaceae
- Arrowfeather threeawnAristida purpurascensPoaceae
- Aristida acutaPoaceae
- Forked threeawnAristida basirameaPoaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.