Latin name: Aegilops cylindrica Host
Pronunciation: EE-jil-ops sil-IN-dri-ka
Common name: Jointed goatgrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Disturbed dry sites, cultivated fields throughout cismontane Southern California, Santa Rosa Plateau, native to Mediterranean and western Asia
Blooming period: May to July
Name derivations: 1) Aegilops 2) cylindrica
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