A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Triplasis purpurea (Walter) Chapm. var. purpurea[FNA25, HC2]
purple sandgrass
Publication: Fl. South. U.S. 560. 1860.
Origin: Introduced from central and eastern North America
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA25: "Triplasis purpurea grows in sandy soils throughout the eastern and central portion of the Flora region, extending southward through Mexico to Costa Rica. It is far more common in maritime dunes than T. americana. Plants in the Flora region belong to Triplasis purpurea (Walter) Chapm. var. purpurea."
Not in H&C; recently collected as a weed on the silty shores of the lower Columbia River in Clark Co.
Last updated 1/7/2024 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
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