Pleuropogon californicus var. californicus
Common names: Annual semaphoregrass
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24.
Plants annual or facultative perennials. Spikelets 15-30 mm. Lemmas usually awned, awns 5-11 mm, rarely unawned; paleal appendages 0.5-2.5 mm. 2n = 16.
Discussion
Pleuropogon californicus var. californicus grows in vernal pools, marshy grasslands, orchards, and roadside ditches in California, from southern Humboldt County south to San Luis Obispo County, and east to Amador County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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Pleuropogon californicus var. californicus +
Pleuropogon californicus +
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