Triplasis purpurea
Purple Sand Grass
Also known as: Aira purpurea Walter +15 more
- Aira purpurea Walter
- Diplocea barbata Raf.
- Glyceria brevifolia (Muhl.) Schult.
- Merisachne drummondii Steud.
- Panicularia brevifolia (Muhl.) Porter
- Sieglingia purpurea (Walter) Kuntze
- Tricuspis purpurea (Walter) A.Gray
- Triodia purpurea (Walter) Smyth
- Triplasis caribensis (R.W.Pohl) Beetle
- Triplasis floridana Gand.
- Triplasis glabra Gand.
- Triplasis intermedia Nash
- Triplasis purpurea var. caribensis R.W.Pohl
- Triplasis sparsiflora Chapm.
- Uralepis aristulata Nutt.
- Uralepis purpurea (Walter) Nutt.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Triplasis purpurea (commonly known as Purple Sand Grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A.
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Southeast, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin