Biology:Ptilagrostis kingii

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Short description: Species of grass

Ptilagrostis kingii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Ptilagrostis
Species:
P. kingii
Binomial name
Ptilagrostis kingii
(Bol.) Barkworth
Synonyms

Oryzopsis kingii
Stipa 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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7257040 entry