Pleuropogon californicus (Nees) Benth. ex Vasey is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Pleuropogon californicus (Nees) Benth. ex Vasey
Pleuropogon californicus is an annual or perennial bunch grass native to California with characteristic semaphore-like hanging spikelets.
Pleuropogon californicus is an annual or perennial bunch grass that grows decumbent or erect in clumps, with stems reaching a maximum height of nearly 1 metre (3.3 ft). Its inflorescence holds widely spaced, narrowly cylindrical spikelets that hang sideways off the stem, looking like semaphore signals. Each spikelet can be up to 5 centimeters long and hold up to 20 flowers.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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