Aristida cognata Trin. & Rupr.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Perennial; culms slender, tufted, spreading, 3-6 dm. tall. Leaves involute-filiform, the upper shorter; panicle spike-like, strict, or the top sometimes nodding, its short branches ascending; awns 1-2 cm. long, horizontal when old, nearly equal in length.
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Distribution
Roadside, Long Cay: Jamaica; Puerto Rico; St. Thomas; St. Croix. Perennial Triple-awned Grass.
Jamaica South America| Puerto Rico South America| Saint Thomas Virgin Islands of the United States South America| Saint Croix Virgin Islands of the United States South America|