Status: Native
Synonyms:
Aristida barbata Fournier
Aristida havardii is readily recognized by the short hemispheric
mounds it forms in lower elevation plains and foothills. It is usually less
than 25 cm tall, with anthers less than a millimeter long and the panicle is open.
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Aristida havardii, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, and Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Oct. 28, 2007
Aristida havardii, spikes, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, and Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Oct. 28, 2007
Aristida havardii, detail of spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, and Denise Friedrick, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Cyn., Oct. 28, 2007
Aristida havardii, perennial nearly hemispheric clump, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Aug. 6, 2009
Aristida havardii, open spreading panicle, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Aug. 6, 2009
Aristida havardii, floret and glumes (no twist at base of awn and glumes not dimorphic), photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Aug. 6, 2009
Aristida havardii, anthers about 1mm long, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Aug. 6, 2009
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