Characteristics
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. var. flavus
purpletop
Roadsides, sandy successional fields, gravel pits, and openings in forests in dry to dry-mesic sandy or gravely soils.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Native UPL, FACU (NWPL) FACU (NWPL EMP) UPL (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. var. flavus - purpletop
Citation
Tridens flavus (L.) Hitchc. var. flavus
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Nassau, NY: 6 September 2017 -
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 16 September 2019 -
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Photo by: Doug Goldman. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 16 September 2019 -
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