Higher classification Aristida | Subfamily Arundinoideae Scientific name Aristida californica Rank Species | |
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Similar Aristida, Grasses, Aristida divaricata, Aristida chaseae, Aristida purpurascens | ||
Aristida californica is a species of grass known by the common names California threeawn and Mojave threeawn. It is native to the Mojave Deserts and Sonoran of northern Mexico and California and Arizona.
Description
Aristida californica is a clumpy, hairy grass forming bushy tufts up to about 40 centimeters tall in its sandy habitat. The inflorescence contains hard spikelets with a long beak at the tip and awns up to 4.5 centimeters long.
References
Aristida californica Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA