Status: Native
Synonyms:
Pappophorum wrightii S. Watson
Enneapogon desvauxii is found on almost every continent. It is a diminutive grass
with flattened culms. The florets look like little badminton birdies sitting in the glumes. The lemmas
have 9 plumose awns.
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Enneapogon desvauxii, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, and Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Rd., Oct. 28, 2007
Enneapogon desvauxii, detail of spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, and Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Rd., Oct. 28, 2007
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