Blepharidachne kingii
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Blepharidachne kingii is a species of grass
known by the common name King's eyelashgrass.
It is native to the Great Basin
in the United States, where it grows in the desert scrub and woodland of the plains.
is a purplish to pale yellow fluffy tuft of finely hairy spikelets.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
known by the common name King's eyelashgrass.
It is native to the Great Basin
Great Basin
The Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America and is noted for its arid conditions and Basin and Range topography that varies from the North American low point at Badwater Basin to the highest point of the contiguous United States, less than away at the...
in the United States, where it grows in the desert scrub and woodland of the plains.
Description
Blepharidachne kingii is a perennial bunchgrass growing in small, low clumps with stiff, curved, sharp, hairlike leaves up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescenceInflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a purplish to pale yellow fluffy tuft of finely hairy spikelets.