Status: Native
Synonyms:
Eragrostis limbata Fournier
Eragrostis neomexicana Vasey
Eragrostis mexicana is a roadside annual. The most notable
characteristic of this grass requires magnification and is difficult to see in the field--
the grains have a distinctive groove on them.
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Eragrostis mexicana, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, Oct. 15, 2007
Eragrostis mexicana, showing grains with groove opposite embryo, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mogollon Mtns., Catwalk, Oct. 15, 2007
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