Aristida dichotoma, known as churchmouse threeawn,[2] fork-tip three-awn,[3] pigbutt three-awn,[4] and poverty grass,[5] is a species of grass from eastern North America.[1] It is native to the Eastern and Midwestern United States and Ontario, Canada. It has been introduced in California.[1] It was described in 1803 by André Michaux.[6]
| Aristida dichotoma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Aristida |
| Species: | A. dichotoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Aristida dichotoma Michx.[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aristida dichotoma has also been known as beard grass and branching aristida.[7] The specific epithet is from the Latin for "forked".[8]