Ptilagrostis kingii
| Ptilagrostis kingii | |
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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: | Ptilagrostis |
| Species: | P. kingii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ptilagrostis kingii (Bol.) Barkworth
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| Synonyms | |
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Oryzopsis kingii | |
Ptilagrostis kingii is a species of grass known by the common names Sierra false needlegrass[1] and King's ricegrass. It is endemic to the high mountains of the Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in meadows and near streams in subalpine and alpine climates.
Description[]
It is a tuft-forming perennial bunchgrass growing 20 to 40 centimeters tall with narrow, rolled leaves. The narrow inflorescence is made up of a few upright branches lined with spikelets. Each spikelet has an awn up to 1.4 centimeters long which may be bent.
References[]
- ^ "Ptilagrostis kingii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
External links[]
Categories:
- Pooideae
- Native grasses of California
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Pooideae stubs