Aristida stricta

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Aristida stricta is a perennial bunchgrass native to the southeastern United States, especially longleaf pine ecosystems, where it plays a key role in maintaining fire-dependent habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aristida beyrichiana 1
Aristida stricta canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf graminoid ⓘ
perennial bunchgrass ⓘ
plant species ⓘ
associatedWith Pinus palustris ⓘ
linked to: longleaf pine

fire-dependent plant communities ⓘ
class Liliopsida ⓘ
commonName wiregrass ⓘ
conservationSignificance important for maintenance of biodiversity in longleaf pine savannas ⓘ
ecologicalRole foundation species in longleaf pine ecosystems ⓘ
key fuel for surface fires ⓘ
family Poaceae ⓘ
fireEcology fire-adapted species ⓘ
promotes frequent low-intensity fires ⓘ
fireResponse regrows rapidly after fire ⓘ
tolerates frequent prescribed burning ⓘ
genus Aristida ⓘ
growthForm bunchgrass ⓘ
habitat fire-maintained grasslands ⓘ
longleaf pine ecosystem ⓘ
pine savanna ⓘ
sandhill communities ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
lifeCycle perennial ⓘ
lightRequirement full sun ⓘ
managementUse used in habitat restoration for fire-dependent species ⓘ
used in longleaf pine ecosystem restoration ⓘ
morphology forms dense clumps ⓘ
narrow, wiry leaves ⓘ
produces tall flowering culms ⓘ
nativeTo Alabama ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Georgia (U.S. state) ⓘ
linked to: Georgia

North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
southeastern United States ⓘ
order Poales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C4 ⓘ
phylum Tracheophyta ⓘ
reproduction sexual reproduction by seed ⓘ
vegetative growth by tillers ⓘ
roleInEcosystem contributes to fine fuel continuity ⓘ
provides habitat structure for ground-dwelling fauna ⓘ
stabilizes sandy soils ⓘ
rootSystem fibrous root system ⓘ
soilPreference nutrient-poor soils ⓘ
well-drained sandy soils ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wiregrass region → flora → Aristida stricta ⓘ
Wiregrass region → flora → Aristida beyrichiana ⓘ
linked to: Aristida stricta