Taxon: Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. purpurea

Summary

Genus:

Aristida

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Aristidoideae

Tribe:

Aristideae

Nomen number:

460312

Verified:

12/29/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

3 (3 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Aristida purpurea Nutt. (62 active accession[s])
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey (1 active accession[s])
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. longiseta (Steud.) Vasey (9 active accession[s])
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. nealleyi (Vasey) Allred (5 active accession[s])
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. parishii (Hitchc.) Allred (3 active accession[s])
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. perplexa Allred & Valdés-Reyna (1 active accession[s])
Aristida purpurea Nutt. var. wrightii (Nash) Allred (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:389-391.
Beetle, A. A. 1983. Las Gramineas de Mexico
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	s.	Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Kansas, Oklahoma]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Louisiana]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah (s.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Hidalgo, Puebla]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba

Reference(s)

Allred, K. W. 1984. Morphologic variation and classification of the North American Aristida purpurea complex (Gramineae). Brittonia 36:382-395.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. 2001. Las Gramíneus de Durango

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460312. Accessed 15 April 2026.