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Piptochaetium pringlei
Piptochaetium pringlei (Beal) Parodi
Pringle Needlegrass, Pringle's Spear Grass, Pringle's Speargrass
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s): Stipa pringlei
USDA Symbol: PIPR2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 4 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: AZ , NM , TXNative Habitat: Oak woodlands, often on rocky soils.
Web Reference
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Piptochaetium pringlei in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Piptochaetium pringlei in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Piptochaetium pringlei
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR