Achnatherum eminens (Cav.) Barkworth 
Family: Poaceae
southwestern needlegrass
[Stipa eminens Cav.]
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Liz Makings  
 
Plant: Perennial grass to 75 cm; culms slender and wiry; leaves thin and revolute; panicles open, nodding; spikelet of one floret; glumes subequal, hyaline; lemma hairy; awn 3-6 cm long, twisted and slightly bent.
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Arizona State University Herbarium  
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Arizona State University Herbarium  
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