curly-mesquite
Hilaria belangeri
Description 3
Small perennial plant about 35 cm tall. Leaves are short, 3 to 15 cm long and 1 to 3 mm wide. It reproduces by seed as well as by above-ground stolons (also called runners). The flowerheads have some purple coloration. Large, spreading bracts below the seeds help with the ID, as well as with its cousin big galleta grass. So far known only from the Prospector and Bell Pass trail junction area, it may be present elsewhere in the McDowells range and possibly in the northern preserve.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Jones
- no rights reserved, https://www.flickr.com/photos/aspidoscelis/15716751439/
- (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- 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)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Occurrence | Uncommon |
|---|---|
| Stolons | Present |
| Seedhead color | Red-purple |
| Seed hairs | Absent |
| Seed bristles | Absent |
| Seed awns | Absent |
| Inflorescence | Spikelike |
| Height | Under 50cm |
