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Overview |Dominant Flora of the Ground Cover
in Pine Forests of the Apalachicola National Forest
Genus/Species
Aristida stricta
Common Name
Wiregrass
Family
GRAMINEAE
Acronym
WIGR
Description
Grass growing in large clumps with leaves
tightly rolled inward, appearing round in
cross section, unsually densely hairy at
base, seed (awn) three pronged born on
stalks; flowers in any season; produces
seed only in autumn after fires during the
summer months.