sixweeks three-awn

Aristida adscensionis

Summary 4

Aristida adscensionis is a species of grass known by the common name sixweeks threeawn. It is native to the Americas but it is distributed nearly worldwide. It grows easily in disturbed and waste areas and has potential to become a weed.

Description 5

This annual bunchgrass is quite variable in appearance, its size and shape determined largely by environmental conditions. It grows in a tuft to heights between 5 and 80 centimeters. It forms a narrow inflorescence of spikelets, each fruit with three awns.

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  1. Sem direitos reservados, uploaded by Patrick Alexander
  2. (c) c michael hogan, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by c michael hogan
  3. (c) James Bailey, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
  4. Adaptado por Jeny Davis de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristida_adscensionis
  5. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristida_adscensionis

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