Aristida purpurascens Poir.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Maryland

• County/Municipio

  Dorchester Co.

• Locality

  Jones Thicket Road about 1.2 mi W. of the intersection with Indiantown Road.

• Coordinates

  38.5474, -75.7993

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Harvard University, Gray Herbarium (GH)
PLANTS OF MARYLAND
Aristida purpurascens Poir.
POACEAE
Clump-forming herbs to 3ft tall, uncommon to rare. Growing
at the edge of a forest on a sunny roadside in sandy organic
soil (Hurlock sandy loam; coarse-loamy, siliceous,
semiactive, mesic Typic Endoaquults). Growing with Acer
rubrum, Achillea millefolium, Agalinis purpurea var.
purpurea. Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Andropogon glomeralus,
A. virginicus, Araliaspinosa, Amnia sp. (rare), Arthraxon
hispidus, Baptisia tinctoria, Bidens polylepis, Calamagrostis
coarctata (= C. cinnoides), Campsis radicans (rare),
Chamaecrista fasciculata, Chasmanthium laxum, Chimaphila
macúlala (rare), Cladina subtenuis (= Cladonia subtenuis),
Clethra alnifolia, Desmodium paniculatum, Dichanthelium
scoparium, Diospyros virginiana, Diphasiastrum digitatum
(rare), Eragrostis spectabilis, Eupatorium hyssopifolium var.
hyssopifolium, E. rotundifolium, E. serotinum, Eurybia
spectabilis (= Aster spectabilis), Euthamia graminifoha,
Gaylussacia frondosa, Gentiana catesbaei (rare), Helianthus
angustifolius, Hypericum stans (rare), Ilex opaca, Kalmia
latifolia. Kummerowia stipulacea, Lespedeza angustifolia, L
cunéala, L procumbens, Liquidambar styraciflua. Lonicera
japónica, Lycopus sp., Myrica cerífera, Nyssa sylvatica,
Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens P. virgatum, Paspalum
floridanum, P. notatum (uncommon), Pinus taeda, P.
virginiana (rare), Polygala mariana, Populus grandidentata,
Potent ilia canadensis, Prunus sentina (rare), Pteridium
aquilinum, Pycnanthemum setosum, Quercus alba, Q. nigra,
Q. phellos (rare), Q. stellata (rare), Q. velutina, Rhexia
virginica, Rhus copallinum (rare), Rosa multiflora, Rubus
argutus, Saccharum coarctatum, Sassafras albidum,
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Scutellaria
integrifolia. Setaria sp., Smilax rotundifolia, Solidago
canadensis, S. odora (rare), S. puberula, S. rugosa, Sphagnum
carolinianum, S. strictum, Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster
dumosus), Toxicodendron radicans (rare), Tridens flavus &
Vaccinium corymbosum. Mostly in a powerline right-of-way
along the edge of Jones Thicket Road, about 1,2mi W. of the
intersection with Indiantown Road. Dorchester Co. Elev.
about 35ft. Within about 200ft of this point: 38° 32' 50.8"N,
75° 47 57.5"W; UTM 18 430347E, 4266865N
(NAD83/WGS84).
Coll. Doug Goldman #3953 28 September 2007