| Enneapogon desvauxii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Enneapogon |
| Species: | E. desvauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Enneapogon desvauxii Desv. ex P.Beauv. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pappophorum wrightii | |
Enneapogon desvauxii is a species of grass known by the common name nineawn pappusgrass. This is a short perennial bunchgrass native to the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, parts of South America, and occurs throughout arid parts of Africa. It is known less often on other continents.
Description
Enneapogon desvauxi grows erect stems 10 to 40 centimeters tall.
It has a few hairy, thready leaves and fluffy gray inflorescences. Each spike is 3 to 6 centimeters long and contains fertile florets which form the fruit grain, each with nine spreading awns with white hairs.
References
- van Oudtshoorn, Frits (1992). Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa. Pretoria: Briza publications. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-920217-35-8.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Enneapogon desvauxii |
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- Enneapogon
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Bunchgrasses of South America
- Grasses of Mexico
- Native grasses of California
- Grasses of the United States
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- North American desert flora
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert