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Pappostipa speciosa (Trinius & Ruprecht) Romaschenko

Desert needle grass

Life form2, 3: grass
Habitat: canyons, mountains, rocky slopes
Flower color2: green
Flowering period2: spring and fall
Armament2, 3: spineless
Status: common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Yuma area and southeastern California
      Tinajas Altas area

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