G.299. Aristida L. - Bristle grasses

Description of the genus

Annuals or perennials. Spikelets 1-flowered, disarticulating above the glumes, in terminal, lax or contracted, panicles; glumes persistent, narrow, usually 1-nerved. Lemma narrow, with hard callus at base, with or without a beak or twisted column; articulation present or 0, usually visible as a transverse darker line on the body of the lemma, occurring at the apex of the lemma or at the apex of the column; awns 3 (1 central, 2 lateral) or rarely 1, glabrous.

Worldwide: c. 330 species in warm regions of the world

DRC: 0 taxa.

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Flora of Angola: Aristida
Flora of Botswana: Aristida
Flora of Burundi: Aristida
Flora of Caprivi: Aristida
Flora of Kenya: Aristida
Flora of Malawi: Aristida
Flora of Mozambique: Aristida
Flora of Rwanda: Aristida
Flora of Tanzania: Aristida
Flora of Uganda: Aristida
Flora of Zambia: Aristida
Flora of Zimbabwe: Aristida

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Aristida
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Aristida
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Aristida
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iNaturalist: Aristida
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Aristida
JSTOR Plant Science: Aristida
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Aristida
Plants of the World Online: Aristida
Tropicos: Aristida
Wikipedia: Aristida

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Aristida.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=150, retrieved 21 September 2026

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