Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Enneapogon desvauxii Desvaux ex Beauvois
(Spike Pappusgrass)


Family: Poaceae

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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