Arrowfeather Threeawn
Aristida purpurascens
Arrowfeather threeawn is a slender native bunchgrass of dry sandy barrens and open woods, with feathery purplish seed heads. A larval host and cover grass for lean soils.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- purple, brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV
Related native plants
More Aristida species
- Purple Threeawn (Aristida purpurea)
- Southern Wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana)
- Carolina Wiregrass (Aristida stricta)