Description ²

Small to medium-sized, open bunchgrass to 80 cm tall. Rare in the preserve, known only from locations on Brown's Mountain and the Tom's Thumb trail. Leaves narrow, 1 to 4 mm wide and usually rolled or folded. Spikelets alternating from one side of the flowerstalk to the other (see photos). Flowers and seeds have some red-purple coloration and short hairs.

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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
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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