Description ²

Bunchgrass to 1 meter tall with conspicuous white seedheads, these with 4 to 10 finger-like branches atop a long stem. Stem is often bent at the base. Short leaves 2 to 12 cm long and 2 to 5 mm across. Seed 3 to 5 mm long with dense white hairs. Usually found on north slopes and in boulder piles.

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Sources and Credits

1. (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Jones
2. (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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