''Enneapogon desvauxii'' is a species of

grass Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns a ...

known by the common name nineawn pappusgrass. This is a short perennial

bunchgrass Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perenni ...

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

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ...

s. 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

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment — ''Enneapogon desvauxi''USDA Plants Profile''Enneapogon desvauxi'' Photo gallery
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5379150 desvauxii 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 Flora without expected TNC conservation status