Latin name: Dasyochloa pulchella (Kunth) Willd. ex Rydb. Pronunciation: das-ee-oh-KLO-a pul-KEL-a Common name: Fluffgrass Family: Poaceae (Grass) Habitat: Dry rocky places to 7000', creosote bush scrub, joshua tree woodland, both deserts Blooming period: February to May Name derivations: 1) Dasyochloa 2) pulchella Formerly Erioneuron pulchellum |
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