L48 (I)PlantaeSpecies
Purple Speargrass
Piptochaetium stipoides
(Trin. & Rupr.) Hack. & Arechav.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Grass family
Genus
Piptochaetium
Species
Piptochaetium stipoides
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Perennial
Growth Habit
Graminoid
EdibleNo
US Distribution
Found in 1 states
Present
Not Present
Also Known As
Stipa chaetophoraPiptochaetium stipoides var. purpurascensUrachne stipoidesPiptochaetium ovatum var. purpurascensOryzopsis grisebachiiPiptochaetium stipoides var. verruculosumPiptochaetium cuspidatumOryzopsis stipoidesPiptochaetium verruculosumPiptochaetium ovatum f. atratumPiptochaetium stipoides var. echinulatumPiptochaetium stipoides var. chaetophorumPiptochaetium grisebachiiCaryochloa stipoidesStipa verruculosaPiptochaetium chaetophorumStipa pallidaPiptochaetium pallidumPiptochaetium stipoides var. parviflorum
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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