Enneapogon desvauxii

Enneapogon desvauxii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Enneapogon
Species:
E. desvauxii
Binomial name
Enneapogon desvauxii
Synonyms

Pappophorum wrightii
Cottea sarmentosa

Enneapogon desvauxii is a species of grass known by the common name nineawn pappusgrass. This is a short perennial bunchgrass native to the southwestern United States, northern Mexico, parts of South America, and occurs throughout arid parts of Africa.[1] It is known less often on other continents.

  1. ^ van Oudtshoorn, Frits (1992). Guide to Grasses of Southern Africa. Pretoria: Briza publications. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-920217-35-8.