Hairy Jointgrass

Arthraxon hispidus

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Severe harm

Not native to Arkansas. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 53%

Light: Full sun, Partial shade
Soil moisture: Usually moist

Arthraxon hispidus — flower photograph — (c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original photograph

Do not plant. Listed invasive in Arkansas.

At a glance

Life cycle: Annual or perennial

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 15 Arkansas counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Arkansas. Shared habitat, not food. 150 animals.

Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Birds. 3 shared habitats
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Wilson's Snipe
Gallinago delicata
Birds. 3 shared habitats
American Coot
Fulica americana
Birds. 2 shared habitats
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Birds. 2 shared habitats
American Pipit
Anthus rubescens
Birds. 2 shared habitats
American Woodcock
Scolopax minor
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Barred Owl
Strix varia
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Bell's Vireo
Vireo bellii
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Brown Thrasher
Toxostoma rufum
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asio
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eastern Wood-pewee
Contopus virens
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Birds. 2 shared habitats
Hooded Warbler
Wilsonia citrina
Birds. 2 shared habitats

All wildlife of Arkansas

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AR

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Poaceae
Flower color: Green or purple

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Green or purple” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Annual or perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Basket Grass; Carpet Grass

Conservation status

Arkansas rank	SNA
Global rank	GNR
AR status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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