Aristida virgata Trin.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Poaceae

• Scientific Name

  Aristida virgata Trin.

• Description

  Species Description - Perennial 5–10 dm, tufted on a knotty base and strictly erect; nodes mostly exposed; blades flat or drying involute, 1–2 mm wide, often 2–3 dm long, tapering to a very fine point; panicle elongate, 3–4 dm, strict, with short erect branches; glumes subequal, the first commonly with a lateral vein on one side only, 5.5–9.5 mm, the second 1- veined, 6–10.5 mm; lemma 4–6 mm; central awn 1.5–2.2 cm, strongly curved-divergent from the base; lateral awns 0.8–1.5 cm, erect and scarcely protruding from the panicle. Dry sandy soil of the coastal plain; s. N.J. to Fla. and Tex.