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Aristida anaclasta is a tuft-forming perennial grass endemic to the island of Socotra, known only from a single type specimen. It is a wild grass of dry granite slopes rather than a garden plant, so growing it is mainly of interest to specialists.
Aristida anaclasta is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a perennial endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. It is known only from the type specimen, which was collected on the Rewgid plateau in north-central Socotra at about 300 metres elevation. The species is distinguished by its reflexed central awn.
The species is endemic to Socotra and is known only from the type locality. The holotype was collected at the top of Muqadrihun Pass in north-central Socotra, at an elevation of about 300 metres (1,000 feet). The locality lies below Jebel Rughid, one of the granite peaks of the Rewgid plateau. It was found in granitic gravel beneath bushes of Phus thyrsiflorus.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aristida anaclasta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
