Scientific Name
Tridens flavus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc.
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
purpletop
Park Synonyms
Triodia flava, Tridens flavus var. flavus
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Lilianae |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Tridens |
| Species | Tridens flavus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason & Cronquist, 1991
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Ingram, 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
W&M MCK
Created Date
2/20/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
9/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Ingram, 1998: Common; mown field./Hamilton, 2005: Gleason & Cronquist, 1991, referring to Tridens flavus (L.) A. Hitchc. "Most of our plants belong to the widespread var. flavus." Synonym Triodia flava (L.) Smyth TSN # 522904; accepted by IT IS and preferred by Gleason & Cronquist, 1991, Tridens flavus var. flavus (L.) A. S. Hitchc. TSN # 530720. Per Townsend, 2005, pers. comm.: Conservative nomenclature is probably preferred by field botanists in the region; the variety designation has been omitted./, Park Species Data Source: Ingram, 1998-Jamestown Unit/Green Spring;VanAlstine, 2004-Entire Park
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