Tridens strictus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
Genus: | Tridens |
Species: | T. strictus
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Binomial name | |
Tridens strictus | |
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Tridens strictus, the longspike tridens, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae.[2] It is a perennial reaching 1.7 metres (5+1⁄2 ft).[2]
It is native to the central and southeastern United States, with a disjunct population in western Pennsylvania.[1] It is a facultative wetland species.[2]