Purple threeawn is recommended for critical site revegetation, erosion control, and rights-of-way plantings due to its fibrous root system, ability to establish and persist in low moisture situations, and abundant seed production making it a pioneer …

Aristida is a very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family. [4][5] Aristida is distinguished by having three awns (bristles) on each lemma of each floret. [6] . The genus includes about 300 species found worldwide, often in arid warm regions.

Common Name: Annual Threeawn. Other Names: Oilfield Threeawn, Prairie Threeawn. Species Name: Aristida oligantha. Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like. Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family. Tribe: Aristideae, Threeawn Tribe

Purple threeawn is a short-lived native perennial warm season bunchgrass with densely tufted culms averaging 6 to 30 inches tall. The leaves are mostly basal with blades. to 10 inches long. The leaves are very narrow; less than. mm wide, and involute or rolled. The ligule is a membranous based ring of hairs 0.5 mm long.

Prairie threeawn is a native, cool-season, annual grass. The height is between 6 and 20 inches. The leaf blade is flat, about 1/4 inch wide, and rolls inward during hot, dry weather. The leaf sheath is mostly basal. The seedhead is a loose, open panicle; glumes have three awns about 1-1/2 to 3 inches long that curve at the base. © Larry Allain

Purple three awn (Aristida purpurea) is a perennial bunchgrass known for its graceful, upright form and striking seed heads. The base of the plant appears green, while its feathery seed heads range in color from light brown to reddish-purple, creating …

Red threeawn is a strongly competitive native grass. If it dominates a site, it is often and indicator of disturbed sites (i.e. roadsides), or long-term, heavy, season-long use. It is common to upland and semi-desert sites and has an ecological advantage in the shallower soils on these sites.

Produces seeds eaten by quail and songbirds and provides cover for many birds, reptiles, and small mammals. White-tailed deer may browse foliage but this plant is highly resistant to damage. deer damage, salt. Heat and drought tolerant. The grass produces yellow seed. Fruit displays from November to December. Flowers are small and inconspicuous.

Wright’s Threeawn is an erect, densely tufted bunchgrass that grows to 20 inches or 50 cm in height and does not branch at the nodes. It has more basal leaves than Oldfield Threeawn. Its leaves are thread-like and twisting. The leaf collar is hairy which distinguishes it from other Aristida species.

Common Name: Perennial Threeawn. Other Names: Purple Threeawn, Blue Threeawn, Reverchon’s Threeawn, Red Threeawn, Fendler’s Threeawn, Wright’s Threeawn. Species Name: Aristida purpurea. Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like. Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family. Tribe: Aristideae, Threeawn Tribe