Index / Search / Aristida oligantha
§1 Plant
Aristida oligantha Michx.
vernacular prairie threeawn — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Annual
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Aristida
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Introduced
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 720 counties across 27 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 720 counties across 27 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Cleveland 05025
- Conway 05029
- Craighead 05031
- Crawford 05033
- Desha 05041
- Drew 05043
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Grant 05053
- Greene 05055
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lawrence 05075
- Little River 05081
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Monroe 05095
- Montgomery 05097
- Nevada 05099
- Perry 05105
- Phillips 05107
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 95 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Bureau 17011
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Mercer 17131
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Bartholomew 18005
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Clay 18021
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Knox 18083
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Ohio 18115
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- Scott 18143
- Spencer 18147
- Starke 18149
- Sullivan 18153
- Switzerland 18155
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warrick 18173
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Adams 19003
- Appanoose 19007
- Audubon 19009
- Boone 19015
- Carroll 19027
- Clarke 19039
- Dallas 19049
- Davis 19051
- Decatur 19053
- Fremont 19071
- Guthrie 19077
- Hancock 19081
- Harrison 19085
- Henry 19087
- Iowa 19095
- Jasper 19099
- Jefferson 19101
- Lee 19111
- Lucas 19117
- Madison 19121
- Marion 19125
- Mills 19129
- Monona 19133
- Monroe 19135
- Montgomery 19137
- O'Brien 19141
- Page 19145
- Palo Alto 19147
- Polk 19153
- Pottawattamie 19155
- Poweshiek 19157
- Ringgold 19159
- Story 19169
- Union 19175
- Van Buren 19177
- Wapello 19179
- Warren 19181
- Washington 19183
- Wayne 19185
- Webster 19187
- Woodbury 19193
- Wright 19197
Kansas view state ↗ 81 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Edwards 20047
- Elk 20049
- Ellis 20051
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Graham 20065
- Grant 20067
- Gray 20069
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Lane 20101
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pawnee 20145
- Phillips 20147
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Rooks 20163
- Rush 20165
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Trego 20195
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 54 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Boone 21015
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Butler 21031
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Christian 21047
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Grayson 21085
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jefferson 21111
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lewis 21135
- Livingston 21139
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Muhlenberg 21177
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Russell 21207
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Webster 21233
Louisiana view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Avoyelles 22009
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Caldwell 22021
- Cameron 22023
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Iberville 22047
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Tensas 22107
- Union 22111
- Vernon 22115
- Washington 22117
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Massachusetts view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Attala 28007
- Bolivar 28011
- Carroll 28015
- Covington 28031
- Forrest 28035
- Hinds 28049
- Itawamba 28057
- Lafayette 28071
- Lamar 28073
- Leake 28079
- Leflore 28083
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Monroe 28095
- Noxubee 28103
- Pontotoc 28115
- Prentiss 28117
- Scott 28123
- Smith 28129
- Sunflower 28133
- Tallahatchie 28135
- Tishomingo 28141
- Union 28145
- Washington 28151
New Hampshire view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 13 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 20 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Anson 37007
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Chowan 37041
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Currituck 37053
- Davidson 37057
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Gaston 37071
- Gates 37073
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Haywood 37087
- Hyde 37095
- Iredell 37097
- Johnston 37101
- Lenoir 37107
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Montgomery 37123
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Pitt 37147
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Wilson 37195
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Fayette 47047
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Henry 47079
- Humphreys 47085
- Knox 47093
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Marshall 47117
- Meigs 47121
- Montgomery 47125
- Obion 47131
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Washington 47179
- Wilson 47189
Vermont view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Greene 51079
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Henry 51089
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Richmond 51159
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/AROL ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2706264 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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