Currently Accepted Name: | Aristida purpurascens Poir. var. purpurascens - Determined By: K. W. Allred, 1984 |
Determination History: |
Aristida purpurascens Poir.
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Locality: | USA. Florida. Polk Co.: Old Tilgham Mine site, W of District Line Road, S of Little Payne Creek, NW of Bowling Green. T32S, R24E, Sec. 27. |
Habitat: | Dry, coarse sand and small phosphate pebbles on low, nearly level debris pile (waste resulting from phosphate ore processing); with Sporobolus indicus, Digitaria ciliaris, Indigofera hirsuta, Heterotheca subaxillaris, Eupatorium compostifolium, Opuntia sp., and scattered Pinus elliottii, Quercus virginiana, Q. Nigra, Psidium guajava, and Serenoa repens. |