Swartz's Threeawn
Aristida adscensionis
- Native to:
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Ascension, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Galápagos, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turks-Caicos I
Anthony Valois and the National Park Service
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Aristida
- Species:
- Aristida adscensionis
- USDA Symbol:
- ARSW
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds, small mammals
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Recovers quickly after fire as an annual grass; reestablishes from seed in burned areas and benefits from reduced competition.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily with moisture and warm temperatures; no special pretreatment required.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI