Pineland three-awn
Aristida stricta
Last reviewed: August 2026
Light
full sun
Water
low
Size
18"–30" H × 12"–24" W
Bloom
Sep, Oct, Nov
Native to
FL, NC, SC
Pollinators
wind pollinated
Before you buy
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Cities and water utilities offer rebates for replacing lawn with native and water-wise plants. We track 431 programs across 44 states, each with a link to the provider and the date we last checked it.
Find rebates in your areaWiregrass is a fine-textured, clumping evergreen bunchgrass with wiry leaf blades and inconspicuous flower spikes that appear mainly after fire, in fall. It forms the dominant groundcover beneath open pine woodland.
Wildlife value
Its dense clumping form provides cover and nesting material for ground-nesting birds and small wildlife, and it is a key groundcover in fire-maintained pine ecosystems.
Common questions
- How much sun does Pineland three-awn need?
- Pineland three-awn grows best in full sun conditions.
- When does Pineland three-awn bloom?
- Pineland three-awn blooms in September, October, and November.
- Where is Pineland three-awn native?
- Pineland three-awn (Aristida stricta) is native to FL, NC, SC, per the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (Kew).
- What pollinators does Pineland three-awn attract?
- Pineland three-awn draws wind pollinated.
Native range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (Kew). Pollinator and host plant associations compiled from GBIF, iNaturalist, and published ecological literature.
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