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Aristida

The genus Aristida is in the family Poaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Aristida

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Aristida abnormis Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida achalensis Mez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida acuta S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Aristida adoensis Hochst. ex A.Rich. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida adscensionis L. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida aemulans Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Aristida aequiglumis Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida alpina L.Liou Accepted H WCSP
Aristida amazonensis Longhi-Wagner Accepted H WCSP
Aristida ambongensis A.Camus Accepted H WCSP
Aristida amplexifolia E.A.Sánchez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida anaclasta Cope Accepted H WCSP
Aristida anisochaeta Clayton Accepted H WCSP
Aristida annamensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida annua B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida anthoxanthoides (Domin) Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida antoniana Steud. ex Döll Accepted H WCSP
Aristida appressa Vasey Accepted H WCSP
Aristida arabica (Trin. & Rupr.) Trin. & Rupr. ex Henrard Accepted M TRO
Aristida arida B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida arizonica Vasey Accepted H WCSP
Aristida arubensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida asplundii Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida australis B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida balansae Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida barbicollis Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida basiramea Vasey Accepted H WCSP
Aristida batangensis Z.X.Tang & H.X.Liu Accepted H WCSP
Aristida behriana F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida benthamii Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida beyrichiana Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida biglandulosa J.M.Black Accepted H WCSP
Aristida bipartita (Nees) Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida blakei B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida boninensis Ohwi & Tuyama Accepted H WCSP
Aristida brainii Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Aristida brasiliensis Longhi-Wagner Accepted H WCSP
Aristida brevissima L.Liou Accepted H WCSP
Aristida brevisubulata (Maire) Maire Accepted H WCSP
Aristida brittonorum Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida burbidgeae B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida burraensis B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida caerulescens Desf. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida calcicola Hitchc. & Ekman Accepted H WCSP
Aristida californica Thurb. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida calycina R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida capillacea Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida capillifolia Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida caput-medusae Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida chaetophylla Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida chapadensis Trin. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida chaseae Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida chiclayensis Tovar Accepted H WCSP
Aristida chinensis Munro Accepted H WCSP
Aristida circinalis Lindm. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida cognata Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida condensata Chapm. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida condylifolia Caro Accepted H WCSP
Aristida congesta Roem. & Schult. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida constricta Longhi-Wagner Accepted H WCSP
Aristida contorta F.Muell. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida correlliae P.M.McKenzie, Urbatsch & Proctor Accepted H WCSP
Aristida culionensis Pilger ex Perkins Accepted H WCSP
Aristida cumingiana Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida curtifolia Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida curtissii (Gray) Nash Accepted H WCSP
Aristida cyanantha Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida dasydesmis Mez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida decaryana A.Camus Accepted H WCSP
Aristida denudata Pilg. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida desmantha Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida dewinteri Giess Accepted H WCSP
Aristida dichotoma Michx. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida diffusa Trin. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida diminuta (Mez) C.E.Hubb. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida divaricata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida divulsa Andersson Accepted H WCSP
Aristida dominii B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida echinata Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida echinulata Roseng. & Izag. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida ecuadoriensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida effusa Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida ekmaniana Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida elliptica (Nees) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Aristida eludens Allred & Valdés-Reyna Accepted H WCSP
Aristida engleri Mez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida erecta Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida exserta S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Aristida fendleriana Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida ferrilateris S.M.Phillips Accepted H WCSP
Aristida filifolia (Arechav.) Herter Accepted H WCSP
Aristida flabellata Caro Accepted H WCSP
Aristida flaccida Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida floridana (Chapm.) Vasey Accepted H WCSP
Aristida forsteri B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida fragilis Hitchc. & Ekman Accepted H WCSP
Aristida fredscholzii H.Scholz & Kürschner Accepted H WCSP
Aristida friesii Hack. ex Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida funiculata Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida gibbosa (Nees) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Aristida glabrata (Vasey) Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida glauca (Nees) Walp. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida glaziovii Hack. ex Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida gracilipes (Domin) Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida granitica B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida guayllabambensis Laegaard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida gypsophila Beetle Accepted H WCSP
Aristida gyrans Chapm. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hackelii Arechav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hamulosa Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hassleri Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida havardii Vasey Accepted H WCSP
Aristida helicophylla S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hintonii Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hispidula Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hitchcockiana Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida holathera Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hordeacea Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hubbardiana Schweick. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida humidicola S.M.Phillips Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hunbertii Bourreil Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hygrometrica R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hystricula Edgew. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida hystrix L.f. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida inaequiglumis Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida ingrata Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida jaliscana R.Guzmán & V.Jaram. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida jaucense Catasús Accepted H WCSP
Aristida jerichoensis (Domin) Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida jorullensis Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Aristida jubata (Arechav.) Herter Accepted H WCSP
Aristida junciformis Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida kelleri Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida kenyensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida kerstingii Pilg. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida kimberleyensis B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida kunthiana Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida laevigata Hitchc. & Ekman Accepted H WCSP
Aristida laevis (Nees) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Aristida lanigera Longhi-Wagner Accepted H WCSP
Aristida lanosa Muhl. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida latifolia Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida latzii B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida laxa Cav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida lazaridis B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida leichhardtiana Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida leptopoda Benth. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida leptura Cope Accepted H WCSP
Aristida leucophaea Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida liebmannii E.Fourn. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida lignosa B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida lisowskii Richel Accepted H WCSP
Aristida longicollis (Domin) Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida longifolia Trin. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida longiseta Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida longispica Poir. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida macrantha Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida macroclada Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida macrophylla Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida mandoniana Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida megapotamica Spreng. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida mendocina Phil. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida meraukensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida meridionalis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida mexicana Scribn. ex Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida migiurtina Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida minutiflora Caro Accepted H WCSP
Aristida mohrii Nash Accepted H WCSP
Aristida mollissima Pilg. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida monticola Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida moritzii Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida multiramea Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida muricata Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida murina Cav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida mutabilis Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida neglecta León ex Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida nemorivaga Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida nicorae Sulekic Accepted H WCSP
Aristida niederleinii Mez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida nitidula (Henrard) S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Aristida novae-caledoniae Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida obscura Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida oligantha Michx. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida oligospira (Hack.) Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pallens Cav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida palustris (Chapm.) Vasey Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pansa Wooton & Stand. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida paoliana (Chiov.) Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida papuana Veldkamp Accepted H WCSP
Aristida parodii Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida parvula (Nees) De Winter Accepted H WCSP
Aristida patula Chapm. ex Nash Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pedroensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pendula Longhi-Wagner Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pennei Chiov. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida perniciosa Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida personata Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida petersonii Allred & Valdés-Reyna Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pilgeri Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pilosa Labill. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pittieri Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida platychaeta S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Aristida polyclados Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida portoricensis Pilg. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pradana León Accepted H WCSP
Aristida protensa Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pruinosa Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida psammophila Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pubescens E.A.Sánchez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida purpurascens Poir. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida purpurea Nutt. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida purpusiana Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pycnostachya Cope Accepted H WCSP
Aristida pygmaea (Trin. & Rupr.) Henrard Accepted M TRO
Aristida queenslandica Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida ramosa R.Br. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida ramosissima Engelm. ex A.Gray Accepted H WCSP
Aristida rauliolii Maire Accepted H WCSP
Aristida recta Franch. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida recurvata Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Aristida redacta Stapf Accepted H WCSP
Aristida refracta Griseb. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida repens Trin. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida rhiniochloa Hochst. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida rhizomophora Swallen Accepted H WCSP
Aristida rigida Cav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida riograndensis B.M.A.Severo & I.I.Boldrini Accepted H WCSP
Aristida riparia Trin. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida rosei Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida rufescens Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida sanctae-luciae Trin. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida sandinensis Catasús Accepted H WCSP
Aristida sayapensis Caro Accepted H WCSP
Aristida scabrescens L.Liou Accepted H WCSP
Aristida scabrivalvis Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida schebehliensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida schiedeana Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida schultzii Mez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida sciuroides Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida sciurus Stapf Accepted H WCSP
Aristida scribneriana Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida setacea Retz. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida setifolia Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Aristida sieberiana Trin. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida similis Steud. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida simpliciflora Chapm. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida somalensis Stapf Accepted H WCSP
Aristida spanospicula Allred & Valdés-Reyna & Sánchez-Ken Accepted H WCSP
Aristida spectabilis Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida spegazzinii Arechav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida spiciformis Elliott Accepted H WCSP
Aristida spuria Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida stenophylla Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida stenostachya Clayton Accepted H WCSP
Aristida stipitata Hack. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida stipoides Lam. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida stocksii (Hook.f.) Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida stricta Michx. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida strigosa (Henrard) S.T.Blake Accepted H WCSP
Aristida subaequans Döll Accepted H WCSP
Aristida subspicata Trin. & Rupr. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida subulata Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida superpendens Domin Accepted H WCSP
Aristida suringarii Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida takeoi Ohwi Accepted H WCSP
Aristida tarapotana Mez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida tenuifolia Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida tenuiseta Cope Accepted H WCSP
Aristida tenuissima A.Camus Accepted H WCSP
Aristida teretifolia Arechav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida ternipes Cav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida thompsonii B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida torta (Nees) Kunth Accepted H WCSP
Aristida trachyantha Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida transvaalensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida tricornis H.Scholz & P.König Accepted H WCSP
Aristida triseta Keng Accepted H WCSP
Aristida triticoides Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida tsangpoensis L.Liou Accepted H WCSP
Aristida tuberculosa Nutt. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida tuitensis Sánchez-Ken & Dávila Accepted H WCSP
Aristida uruguayensis Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida utilis F.M.Bailey Accepted H WCSP
Aristida vagans Cav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida vaginata Hitchc. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida valida Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida venesuelae Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida venustula Arechav. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida vestita Thunb. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida vexativa Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida vickeryae B.K.Simon Accepted H WCSP
Aristida victoriana Sulekic Accepted H WCSP
Aristida vilfifolia Henrard Accepted H WCSP
Aristida villosa B.L.Rob. & Greenm. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida virgata Trin. Accepted H WCSP
Aristida warburgii Mez Accepted H WCSP
Aristida wildii Melderis Accepted H WCSP
Aristida wrightii Nash Accepted H WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 747 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Aristida. Of these 298 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 364 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Aristida. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 747 species names for the genus Aristida recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 298 39.9%
◕ Synonym 416 55.7%
◕ Unplaced 14 1.9%
◕ Unassessed 19 2.5%

All names

The status of the 1,111 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Aristida recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 309 27.8%
◕ Synonym 765 68.9%
◕ Unplaced 14 1.3%
◕ Unassessed 23 2.1%

Of these names,

The confidence with which the status of the 747 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Aristida, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 296 386 0 0 682 91.3%
Medium confidence 2 28 0 0 30 4.0%
Low confidence 0 2 14 19 35 4.7%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Aristida, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 2 30 0 10 0 42 5.6%
WCSP 296 386 14 9 0 705 94.4%