Names
Scientific Name: Cottea pappophoroides
Synonym:
Common Names: Cotta grass
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Grass
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Dry hills and plains, 2,000 to 4,000 feet
Flower Color: N/A
Flowering Season: August to October
Height: Up to 2 1/2 feet
Description: The leaves of cotta grass are flat blades. Panicles are narrow or oblong and dense. Inflorescences branch multiply. This grass often grows on disturbed soil.
Special Characteristics
Classification
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
SOURCES:
Kearney, T. H. and R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
Southwest Environmental Information Network website: swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxauthid=1&taxon=597&cl=2548
