Carolina Wiregrass
Aristida stricta
The fine, wiry groundcover grass of longleaf pine savannas, carrying the ground fire that keeps that ecosystem open. Foundational habitat for sandhill wildlife.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3.9–3.9 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, naturalizing
- Native states
- FL, GA, NC, SC
Related native plants
More Aristida species
- Purple Threeawn (Aristida purpurea)
- Southern Wiregrass (Aristida beyrichiana)
- Arrowfeather Threeawn (Aristida purpurascens)