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Mesa Dropseed

Sporobolus flexuosus (Vasey) Rydb.

Sporobolus flexuosus

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Sporobolus flexuosus is a species of grass known by the common name mesa dropseed.[1] It is native to western North America, where it can be found in the deserts and woodlands of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.

This bunchgrass forms a tuft of stems growing up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long, erect to decumbent in form. It is a perennial grass but it is short-lived and is sometimes an annual.[2] The leaves are up to 26 centimetres (10 in) long and rough-haired along the margins. The inflorescence is an open panicle of spreading branches bearing grayish spikelets.

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sporobolus flexuosus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. ^ US Forest Service Fire Ecology

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Sporobolus flexuosus: Brief Summary

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Sporobolus flexuosus is a species of grass known by the common name mesa dropseed. It is native to western North America, where it can be found in the deserts and woodlands of the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico.

This bunchgrass forms a tuft of stems growing up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long, erect to decumbent in form. It is a perennial grass but it is short-lived and is sometimes an annual. The leaves are up to 26 centimetres (10 in) long and rough-haired along the margins. The inflorescence is an open panicle of spreading branches bearing grayish spikelets.

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