Ptilagrostis kingii
Appearance
Ptilagrostis kingii | |
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Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ptilagrostis kingii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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