Achnatherum diegoense

Taxobox
name = "Achnatherum diegoense"

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image_width = 170px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Achnatherum"
species = "A. diegoense"
binomial = "Achnatherum diegoense"
binomial_authority = (Swallen) Barkworth
synonyms = "Stipa diegoensis"

"Achnatherum diegoense" is a species of grass known by the common name San Diego needlegrass. It is native to southern California, where it is known from San Diego and Ventura Counties and the Channel Islands, and Baja California. It is a resident of chaparral and coastal sage scrub ecosystems below 350 feet in elevation, especially near streams. This is a bunching perennial grass reaching heights between 110 and 140 centimeters. The inflorescence is up to about 25 centimeters long. The hairy spikelet is about a centimeter long not counting the long awn, which can be up to 5 centimeters long and has two distinct kinks.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8739,8743 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACDI10 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Achnatherum_diegoense&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Achnatherum+diegoense Photo gallery]