Aristida adscensionis
Annual Bristle Grass, Mule Grass
Other regional names: Six Weeks Three Awn +2 more
- Six Weeks Three Awn
- Six Weeks Tree Awn Grass
- Sixweeks Threeawn
Also known as: Aristida abyssinica (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard +17 more
- Aristida abyssinica (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard
- Aristida abyssinica Trin. & Rupr.
- Aristida adscensionis f. modesta Hack.
- Aristida adscensionis f. modestina Hack.
- Aristida adscensionis f. viridis Kuntze
- Aristida adscensionis subsp. adscensionis
- Aristida adscensionis subsp. bromoides (Kunth) Henrard
- Aristida adscensionis subsp. caerulescens (Desf.) Bourreil & Trouin ex Auquier & J.Duvign.
- Aristida adscensionis subsp. caerulescens (Desf.) R.Malagarr.
- Aristida adscensionis subsp. coerulescens (Desf.) Bourreil & Trouin ex Auquier & J.Duvign.
- Aristida adscensionis subsp. coerulescens (Desf.) R.Malagarr.
- Aristida adscensionis subsp. guineensis (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard
- Aristida adscensionis subsp. heymannii (Regel) Tzvelev
- Aristida adscensionis var. abortiva A.Beetle
- Aristida adscensionis var. abyssinica (Trin. & Rupr.) Engl.
- Aristida adscensionis var. adscensionis
- Aristida adscensionis var. aethiopica (Trin. & Rupr.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Aristida adscensionis var. breviseta Hack.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Aristida adscensionis (commonly known as Annual-Bristle Grass or Mule Grass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Aristida is notably large, comprising more than 300 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Mexico, Middle Asia, Middle Atlantic Ocean, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern U.S.A., Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southern Africa, Southern South America, Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Ascension, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, China South-Central, Colombia, Colorado, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Galápagos, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Honduras, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizistan, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Guinea, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Windward Is., Xinjiang, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Germany, Hawaii, Japan, Madagascar, Marquesas, Maryland, Mauritius, Missouri, New York, Rodrigues, Réunion, South Carolina