Hairy Jointgrass

Arthraxon hispidus

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Severe harm

Not native to Mississippi. 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 Mississippi.

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 11 Mississippi counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Mississippi. Shared habitat, not food. 133 animals.

American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Birds. 3 shared habitats
American Coot
Fulica americana
Birds. 3 shared habitats
American Goldfinch
Carduelis tristis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Birds. 3 shared habitats
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Belted Kingfisher
Megaceryle alcyon
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Black-and-White Warbler
Mniotilta varia
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Black-crowned Night-heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Brown Creeper
Certhia americana
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Canvasback
Aythya valisineria
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Cedar Waxwing
Bombycilla cedrorum
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Downy Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Eastern Screech-owl
Megascops asio
Birds. 3 shared habitats
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Birds. 3 shared habitats

All wildlife of Mississippi

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

—CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

—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

Mississippi rank	SNA
Global rank	GNR
MS status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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