Taxon: Achnatherum eminens (Cav.) Barkworth
Family: Poaceae

Collector: Elizabeth Makings   1538   

Date: 14 May 2003

Locality: USA, ARIZONA, Cochise County, Upper San Pedro River floodplain. Foot of Brunckow Hill, ca, 1 mile south of Charleston Road, on west side of rocky outcrop.

31.6262  -110.174

Elevation: 1280 meters

Verbatim Elevation: 4200ft

Habitat: Rocky outcrops, granitic, volcanic substrate

Associated Species: Aloysia wrightii, Acacia constricta, Acourtia wrightii, Zinnia acerosa, Muhlenbergia porteri, Sphaeralcea laxa, Digitaria californica, Tridens muticus, Eragrostis lehmanniana, Hibuscus denudatus.

Description: Perennial grass ~70 cm. panicle branches nodding, leaf blades curved perpendicular to culm revealing conspicuous ligule. blades revolute, especially near tips.

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For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Leslie Landrum (les.landrum@asu.edu)

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