threeawn (wiregrass, needlegrass)
Aristida dichotoma Michx.

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churchmouse threeawn (wiregrass, needlegrass)
Aristida dichotoma Michx. var. dichotoma

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 Curtis' threeawn (wiregrass, needlegrass)
Aristida dichotoma Michx. var curtissii A. Gray

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