Achnatherum latiglume
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Achnatherum latiglume | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Achnatherum |
Species: | A. latiglume
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Binomial name | |
Achnatherum latiglume (Swallen) Barkworth
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Synonyms | |
Stipa latiglumis |
Achnatherum latiglume is a species of grass known by the common names wide-glumed needlegrass and Sierra needlegrass.
Its current classification by the Jepson Herbarium is Stipa latiglumis.[1]
The bunchgrass is endemic to montane California, where it grows in the mountain meadows and pine forests of the Sierra Nevada, and in a few areas of the Transverse Ranges to the southwest.
Description[]
Achnatherum latiglume is a perennial bunchgrass forming tight bunches of erect stems up to 110 centimeters tall. It has hairlike leaves under 3 millimeters wide.
The inflorescence is up to about 30 centimeters long. Each hairy spikelet is just over a centimeter long and sharply pointed, with an awn about 4 centimeters long and kinked twice.
References[]
- ^ Jepson: Stipa latiglumis . accessed 4.2.2015
External links[]
- Calflora Database: Stipa latiglumis (Wide-glumed needle grass)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Stipa latiglumis
- USDA Plants Profile for Achnatherum latiglume (Sierra needlegrass)
- Grass Manual Treatment
- Stipa latiglumis — UC Photos gallery
Categories:
- Achnatherum
- Native grasses of California
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Pooideae stubs