Sporobolus flexuosus
| Sporobolus flexuosus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Sporobolus |
| Species: | S. flexuosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporobolus flexuosus (Thurb. ex Vasey) Rydb. | |
Sporobolus flexuosus is a species of grass known by the common name mesa dropseed.[1] It is native to western North America, where it can be found in the deserts and woodlands of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.
This bunchgrass forms a tuft of stems growing up to a meter long, erect to decumbent in form. It is a perennial grass but it is short-lived and is sometimes an annual.[2] The leaves are up to 26 centimeters long and rough-haired along the margins. The inflorescence is an open panicle of spreading branches bearing grayish spikelets.
References
- ↑ "Sporobolus flexuosus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ US Forest Service Fire Ecology
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