Prairie Threeawn
Aristida oliganthanative · Central Texas
Prairie Threeawn is a grass native to Central Texas. It wants full sun. Blooms purple and brown in Aug–Nov. Deer rarely browse it. Good for butterflies.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Grass
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Bloom
- Aug–Nov · purple, brown
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
78 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.
also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.