''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.
Description
It is a resident of
chaparral
Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...
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.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileGrass Manual TreatmentPhoto gallery
diegoense
Bunchgrasses of North America
Grasses of Mexico
Native grasses of California
Flora of Baja California
Flora of California
Flora of the Cascade Range
Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Plants described in 1940
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