Aristida californica
| Aristida californica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Aristida |
| Species: | A. californica
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| Binomial name | |
| Aristida californica Thurb. ex S.Wats.
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Aristida californica is a species of grass known by the common names California threeawn and Mojave threeawn. It is native to the Mojave Deserts and Sonoran of northern Mexico and California and Arizona.
Description[]
Aristida californica is a clumpy, hairy grass forming bushy tufts up to about 40 centimeters tall in its sandy habitat. The inflorescence contains hard spikelets with a long beak at the tip and awns up to 4.5 centimeters long.
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Aristida californica var. californica
- USDA Plants Profile - Aristida californica
- Grass Manual Treatment; Aristida californica
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Categories:
- Aristida
- Native grasses of California
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of Arizona
- Grasses of Mexico
- Grasses of the United States
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