nine-awned pappus grass
Enneapogon desvauxii
Description 3
A very rare plant within the preserve, known only from one set of ledges in the Brown's Ranch area. Small, dense bunchgrass with very fine leaves; under 45 cm tall. It is one of the few native grasses with bristly seedheads similar to the non-native Pennisetums. But as the name indicates, the "bristles" are in fact awns, which are gray to white in color.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/images/10/104430-1.jpg
- (c) 2013 Don Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=571045&one=T
- (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- 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
iNat Map
| Occurrence | Rare |
|---|---|
| Stolons | Absent |
| Seedhead color | White |
| Seed hairs | Absent |
| Seed bristles | Absent |
| Seed awns | Present |
| Inflorescence | Spikelike |
| Height | Under 50cm |
