Achnatherum aridum
| Achnatherum aridum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Achnatherum |
| Species: | A. aridum
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| Binomial name | |
| Achnatherum aridum (M.E.Jones) Barkworth
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| Synonyms | |
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Stipa arida | |
Achnatherum aridum is a species of grass known by the common name Mormon needlegrass. It is native to the southwestern United States from the Mojave Desert in California east to Colorado and New Mexico.
Description[]
Achnatherum aridum is a resident of high desert scrub and woodland habitat at some elevation. It is a tuft-forming perennial bunchgrass without rhizomes. The bunches of stems reach a maximum height of around 85 centimetres (33 in). The inflorescence is a panicle often partly enfolded in the narrow sheath of the uppermost leaf. The spikelets have hairlike awns 4–8 centimetres (1.6–3.1 in) long.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Achnatherum aridum". Grass Manual Treatment. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Achnatherum aridum
- USDA Plants Profile; Achnatherum aridum
- Achnatherum aridum - Photo gallery
Categories:
- Achnatherum
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Grasses of Mexico
- Grasses of the United States
- Native grasses of California
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Colorado
- Flora of Utah
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Plants described in 1895
- Pooideae stubs