Achnatherum parishii

Taxobox
name = "Achnatherum parishii"

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image_width = 210px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Achnatherum"
species = "A. parishii"
binomial = "Achnatherum parishii"
binomial_authority = (Vasey) Barkworth

"Achnatherum parishii" is a species of grass known by the common name Parish's needlegrass. It is native to western North America from California and Baja California to Utah, where it grows in many types of habitat, especially dry areas. This is a perennial bunch grass which forms tight tufts of erect stems up to about 80 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is up to 15 centimeters long and packed with densely hairy spikelets. Each spikelet has an awn up to about 3.5 centimeters long. It has a single kink in it, whereas the awns of many other "Achnatherum" species have two kinks.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8739,8754 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACPA13 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Achnatherum_parishii&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Achnatherum+parishii Photo gallery]