Blepharidachne kingii is a species of grass known by the common name King's eyelashgrass. It is native to the Great Basin in the United States, where it grows in habitat such as pinyon-juniper woodland.[2] It is rare in California[1] and Idaho,[3] but it is one of the most common grasses of the northeastern deserts of Nevada.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Blepharidachne |
| Species: | B. kingii
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Description
editBlepharidachne kingii is a perennial bunchgrass growing in clumps or mats of stems 3 to 14 centimeters tall. The curved, twisted, stiff, hairlike leaf blades are up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a purplish to straw-colored panicle of finely hairy spikelets.[2][4]
Common associates in the flora of the plant's basin and desert habitat include saltbush, winterfat, creosote bush, ragweed, greasewood, hopsage, and boxthorn.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Blepharidachne kingii.[permanent dead link] NatureServe. 2012.
- ^ a b Blepharidachne kingii. The Jepson Manual.
- ^ Blepharidachne kingii. Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
- ^ Valdés-Reyna, J. Blepharidachne. Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Blepharidachne kingii (King's eyelash grass)
- USDA Plants Profile for Blepharidachne kingii (King's eyelashgrass)
- Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Blepharidachne kingii
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Blepharidachne kingii images