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Poaceae

Longspike tridens

Tridens strictus (Nutt.) Nash

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Tridens

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Common names

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English
Longspike tridens

Synonyms

  • Sieglingia stricta (Nutt.) Kuntze
  • Tricuspis stricta (Nutt.) Alph.Wood
  • Triodia stricta (Nutt.) Benth. ex Vasey
  • Uralepis densiflora Buckley
  • Uralepsis densiflora Buckley
  • Windsoria stricta Nutt.

Flowers

Flower colour
green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: 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.