Biology:Achnatherum diegoense
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Achnatherum diegoense | |
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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. diegoense
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| Binomial name | |
| Achnatherum diegoense (Swallen) Barkworth
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| Synonyms | |
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Stipa diegoensis | |
Achnatherum diegoense is a species of grass known by the common name San Diego needlegrass. It is native to southern California , where it is known from San Diego and Ventura Counties and the Channel Islands, and Baja California.
Description
It is a resident of chaparral and coastal sage scrub ecosystems below 350 feet in elevation, especially near streams. This is a bunching perennial grass reaching heights between 110 and 140 centimeters. The inflorescence is up to about 25 centimeters long. The hairy spikelet is about a centimeter long not counting the long awn, which can be up to 5 centimeters long and has two distinct kinks.
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer - Achnatherum diegoense". NatureServe. 2022-05-30. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160322.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4673849 entry
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