Names
Scientific Name: Enneapogon desvauxii
Synonym: Pappophorum wrightii
Common Names: Nineawn pappusgrass
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Grass
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes and plains in sandy soil, 3,000 to 6,000 feet
Flower Color: N/A
Flowering Season: July to October
Height: Less than 20 inches
Description: This bunchgrass tends to remain quite small. Leaves are hairy. Inflorescences are a fluffy gray.
Special Characteristics
Nineawn pappusgrass may provide forage for livestock and wildlife.
Classification
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
SOURCES:
Kearney, T. H. and R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
United States Department of Agriculture, Plant Database: plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ENDE
