Tridentopsis mutica
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Tridentopsis |
| Species: | T. mutica
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Tridentopsis mutica is a New World species of grass known by the common name slim tridens.[2]
Description
[edit]It is a perennial grass forming a thick tuft with a knotted base and rhizome. It reaches a maximum height of 50 to 80 centimetres (20 to 31 in). The panicle has short branches appressed to the others, making the inflorescence narrow. The florets are generally purple in color.
This plant uses C4 carbon fixation as its method of energy metabolism.[3]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern and south-central United States.[1]
It grows in several types of habitat, including plateau and desert, woodlands, sagebrush, plains, and other areas with dry sandy and clay soils.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tridentopsis mutica (Torr.) P.M.Peterson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ NRCS. "Tridens muticus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ Forest Service Fire Ecology
External links
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- NatureServe secure species
- Chloridoideae
- Grasses of the United States
- Native grasses of California
- Grasses of Mexico
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of Arkansas
- Flora of Colorado
- Flora of Kansas
- Flora of Louisiana
- Flora of Missouri
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the South-Central United States
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Plants described in 1857
- Taxa named by John Torrey
- Chloridoideae stubs