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Tridens flavus

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Names

Common Names
Purpletop Tridens, Redtop, Tall Redtop

Growth

Height
3-5 feet
Growth Rate
Moderate

Appearance

Bloom Color
Purple
Foliage Color
Green
Fall Foliage Color
Bronze-purple, Brown, Lime green

Environment

Hardiness Zones
Zones 4a-9b
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally full Sun. Tolerates Partial Shade
Soil Type
Well-drained soils with textures ranging from clay through loam to sand, preferably with high organic matter.
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soil; tolerates dry to moderately dry conditions across sandy, rocky, or clay soils
Soil pH
4.5-6.5, Very strongly acidic to slightly acidic soil.

Lifecycle

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Seasons of Interest
Summer and Fall
Bloom Time
Summer and Fall (August–November)

Reproduction

Propagation Methods
Seed

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife
Attracts butterflies, birds, and other pollinators

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
(L.) Hitchc.
Publication
Rhodora 8: 210 (1906)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Tridens

Synonyms

Cynodon carolinianus Eragrostis tricuspis Festuca flava Festuca purpurea Festuca quadridens Panicum festucoides Poa arundinacea Poa caerulescens Poa flava Poa quinquefida Sieglingia flava Sieglingia seslerioides Sieglingia seslerioides var. intermedia Sieglingia cuprea Tricuspis caroliniana Tricuspis flava Tricuspis noveboracensis Tricuspis quinquefida Tricuspis seslerioides Tricuspis sesleroides var. flexuosa Tricuspis seslerioides var. pallida Tridens flavus f. cupreus Tridens flavus var. aristatus Tridens quinquefidus Tridens seslerioides Triodia coerulescens Triodia cuprea Triodia festucoides Triodia flava f. cuprea Triodia flava var. aristata Triodia seslerioides Triodia seslerioides var. aristata Uralepsis cuprea Uralepsis tricuspis Windsoria poiformis Windsoria seslerioides Triodia flava f. flava Tridens flavus var. flavus Triodia sesleroides var. aristata Eragrostis arundinacea Tridens flavus f. cuprea Uralepis cuprea Uralepis tricuspis Poa seslerioides Schedonorus quadridens Triodia flava Triodia novaeboracensis

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024

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