Status: Native
Synonyms:
Digitaria californica (Bentham) Henrard
Valota saccharata (Buckley) Chase
Trichachne californica, according to Allred, was so named because of specimens
from Baja California-- it is not known from the state of California! It is a beautiful grass
with spikelets with long whitish hairs that give it a "cottony" appearance. The spikes stand
erect along the axis of the inflorescence, and the panicles have 3 or more nodes.
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Trichachne californica, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Oct. 24, 2007
Trichachne californica, detail of spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Knight Peak, Oct. 6, 2007
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