Enneapogon desvauxii
Enneapogon desvauxii is a species of grass known by the common name nineawn pappusgrass. This is a short perennial bunchgrass native to the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, and parts of South America. It is known less often on other continents.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Enneapogon |
| Species: | E. desvauxii |
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| Enneapogon desvauxii | |
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Pappophorum wrightii | |
Description
Enneapogon desvauxi grows erect stems 10 to 40 centimeters tall.
It has a few hairy, thready leaves and fluffy gray inflorescences. 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.
gollark: Hmm, interesting.
gollark: ++remind 1Ms TuxN existence
gollark: Wait, how long *is* 1e6 seconds?
gollark: LyricLy does not experience "sleep".
gollark: ++magic pyimport asyncioawait asyncio.sleep(1e6)bot.get_guild(800373244162867231).get_member(213674115700097025).ban()
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