Dasyochloa pulchella (Kunth) Willd. ex Rydb.
Erioneuron pulchellum (Kunth) Tateoka
Tridens pulchellus (Kunth) Hitchc.
Triodia pulchella Kunth
Desert fluff-grass, low woollygrass
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Liliopsida | Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family |
Subclass | Commelinidae | Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others |
Order | Cyperales | Flowering plants including grasses |
Family | Poaceae | Grasses (but not sedges or rushes) |
Genus | Dasyochloa | From the Greek dasys, “shaggy, thick, hairy, rough” and chloa, “a blade of grass” |
Species | pulchella | Derived from the Latin for “beautiful” |
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Dasyochloa pulchella description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/30/2018 · Kelbaker Road, Mojave National Preserve, California ≈ 7 × 6" (18 × 14 cm) 

4/28/2018 · Red Rock Canyon, Nevada ≈ 6 × 5" (14 × 13 cm) 
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