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 Plant - fall Rimrock Verde ValleyJohn Kava |  Seedhead - mature Rimrock Verde ValleyJohn Kava |  Seedhead Rimrock Verde ValleyJohn Kava |  Sheath enclosing seedhead Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Spikelets Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Hairy sheath Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |
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Origin: Native Season: Warm
Habitat Description: Dry open sandy or rocky slopes and washes, frequent along roadsides. Found occasionally in desert scrub, desert grasslands, and pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Plant Communities:Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 2500 - 6500 feet
Similar Species: Sporobolus cryptandrus, S. flexuosus
Desc:
Tufted very erect perennial grass, stems 3 to 4 feet tall, small clusters to large clumps.
Identification Notes: Tufted erect perennial up to 4 feet tall. Collar and ligule are hairy. Blades smooth, flat or involute. Seedhead contracted, dense, remains spikelike at maturity, basal portion enclosed in leaf sheath. Spikelets 1/16 inch long, one flowered, not awned.
Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass Rhizomes: N Stolons: N
Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N Bushy (highly branched): N
Height with Seedheads: Greater than 36 inches
Seedhead Structure: Branched - contracted Seedhead Droops: N
Flowering Period: Jun - Sep
Number of Flowers per Spikelet: One-flowered Spikelets One-sided: N
Awns: Absent Three Awns: N Awns Bent: N
Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead dense and contracted, spikelike, typically less than 1/2 inch thick, 6 to 22 inches long. Sometimes the entire seedhead remains enclosed in the sheath. Glumes unequal.
Blade Hairy:
N
Blade with White Margins:
Y
Blade Cross section:
Flat or involute
Blade Notes:
Blades 4 to 12 inches long, 1/8 to 1/2 inch wide, flat to rolled inward, tapering to a slender tip. Smooth on both surfaces, margins whitish, somewhat rough.
Sheath Hairy:
Y
Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar:
Y
Ligules:
Hairy
Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area:
N
Forage Value:
Fair to good.
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