Eriocoma latiglumis
| Eriocoma latiglumis | |
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| File:Achnatherum latiglume HC-1950.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Eriocoma |
| Species: | E. latiglumis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriocoma latiglumis (Swallen) Romasch. (2019)
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Eriocoma latiglumis is a species of grass known by the common names wide-glumed needlegrass and Sierra needlegrass. It is a bunchgrass is endemic to montane California, where it grows in the mountain meadows and pine forests of the Sierra Nevada, and in a few areas of the Transverse Ranges to the southwest. It is also known by the synonyms Stipa latiglumis and Achnatherum latiglume.[2] The Jepson Herbarium calls it Stipa latiglumis.[3]
Description
Eriocoma latiglumis is a perennial bunchgrass forming tight bunches of erect stems up to 110 centimeters tall. It has hairlike leaves under 3 millimeters wide. The inflorescence is up to about 30 centimeters long. Each hairy spikelet is just over a centimeter long and sharply pointed, with an awn about 4 centimeters long and kinked twice.
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eriocoma latiglumis (Swallen) Romasch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ Jepson: Stipa latiglumis . accessed 4.2.2015
External links
- Calflora Database: Stipa latiglumis (Wide-glumed needle grass)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Stipa latiglumis
- USDA Plants Profile for Achnatherum latiglume (Sierra needlegrass)
- Grass Manual Treatment
- Stipa latiglumis — UC Photos galleryError: "Q89003210" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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