Thorneochloa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It contains a single species, Thorneochloa diegoensis,[2] commonly known as San Diego needlegrass.[3] It is a perennial grass native to California and to Todos Santos in the southern Baja California Peninsula.[4]
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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: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Stipodae |
| Tribe: | Stipeae |
| Genus: | Thorneochloa Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng |
| Species: | T. diegoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Thorneochloa diegoensis (Swallen) Romasch.
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Description
editThornelochloa diegoensis is a bunching perennial grass reaching heights between 110 and 140 centimeters. The inflorescence is up to about 25 centimeters long. The hairy spikelet is about a centimeter long not counting the long awn, which can be up to 5 centimeters long and has two distinct kinks.[3]
Range and habitat
editThornelochloa diegoensis is native to southern California, where it is known from San Diego and Ventura Counties and the Channel Islands, and Baja California.[3] It is a resident of chaparral and coastal sage scrub ecosystems below 350 feet in elevation, especially near streams.[5]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Achnatherum diegoense". NatureServe Explorer Achnatherum diegoense. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b Thorneochloa diegoensis (Swallen) Romasch. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ a b c J. Travis Columbus, James P. Smith, Jr. & Douglas H. Goldman. "Stipa diegoensis". Jepson eFlora. Jepson Flora Project. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Thorneochloa Romasch., P.M.Peterson & Soreng | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Grass Manual Treatment