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.

Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Hairy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Kentucky Warbler
Oporornis formosus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Louisiana Waterthrush
Seiurus motacilla
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Mississippi Kite
Ictinia mississippiensis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Northern Parula
Parula americana
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Purple Finch
Carpodacus purpureus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Birds. 3 shared habitats
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
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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