Polypogon monspeliensis
(Annual Rabbit’s-foot Grass)
Polypogon monspeliensis, Hot Springs Trail, Big Bend National Park 6131
| Scientific Name | Polypogon monspeliensis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | POMO5 |
| Common Name | Annual Rabbit's-foot Grass | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 41171 |
| Family | Poaceae (Grass) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moist sandy soils along streams, ditches and disturbed areas. Plant: Annual grass solitary or growing in clumps, culms decumbent, often rooting at nodes; erect portion up to 39 inches long. Foliage: Sheaths open, smooth to slightly rough; leaf blades flat, 1/8 to 3/8-inch wide, 1-3/4 to 6 inches long. Inflorescence: Dense terminal panicle 3/4 to 6 inches long, either narrow and spikelike or flattened and broader, ellipsoidal; awns tawny at maturity. Bloom Period: March to July. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
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