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Aristida stricta

wiregrass
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

wiregrass

Sinónimo(s):

Aristida var. stricta, Aristida beyrichicana

Especie del género:

Aristida stricta

Familia:

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

grass

Tamaño:

1-4 ft tall by 1-3 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

Color de la fruta:

orange

Fenología:

Destacado por:

Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Restoration areas. Naturalistic landscapes.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider

Propagación:

Typically by plugs. An issue is that availability is very limited. Also by seed, but requires a burn in the early growing season to produce viable seed.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Short very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

acidic

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Birds

Wind pollinated.

Small birds consume seeds.  

Hábitats nativos:

Open seepage areas, forested seepage areas, flatwoods, sandhill, clayhill, scrub, coastal uplands

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

This was historically one of the major flatwoods and sandhill groundcover species. It was of value to ranchers if burned so that new growth was palatable to cattle. Extremely important to maintenance of natural landscapes and wildlife.

Comentarios generales:

Typically not used in landscape settings. However, if appropriate management can be provided (fire), then seed-bearing plants have considerable landscape value; non-seed-bearing plants are good groundcover.



For an interesting article on this plant see the Florida Wildflower Foundation blog.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Florida Wildflower Foundation. (Undated). Flower Friday: Wiregrass (blog). ( https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-aristida-stricta/ ). Accessed 2025. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland.


Huegel, Craig N. (2012). Native Wildflowers and Other Ground Covers for Florida Landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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