Annual semaphoregrass (Pleuropogon californicus)
Description
Pleuropogon californicus-is a species of-grass-known by the common name-annual semaphoregrass. It is-endemic-to northern-California, where it grows in moist woodland and forest habitat, including-redwood forests-and nearby-wetlands.Pleuropogon californicus is an annual or perennial bunch grass growing decumbent or erect in clumps of stems up to nearly 1 metre (3.3 ft) in maximum height.The inflorescence bears widely spaced narrowly cylindrical spikelets which hang sideways off the stem, resembling semaphore signals. Each spikelet may be up to 5 centimeters long and may contain 20 flowers.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Pleuropogon
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