Photos / Sounds

What

Longspike Tridens (Tridens strictus)

Observer

theo_witsell

Date

November 9, 2009

Description

Degraded prairie/pasture being restored to prairie & marsh. Comparison shots show Tridens strictus on the left, T. flavus flavus on the right, and their naturally occurring hybrid (T. x oklahomensis) in the center. See Witsell C.T. & B.T. Baker. 2013. Status of Tridens x oklahomensis (Poaceae) and updated treatment of the genus Tridens in Arkansas. J. Ark. Acad. Sci. 67: 153-158. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1274&context=jaas