Annual semaphoregrass

Description

Pleuropogon californicus-is a species of-grass-known by the common name-annual semaphoregrass. It is-endemic-to northern-California, where it grows in moist woodland and forest habitat, including-redwood forests-and nearby-wetlands.Pleuropogon californicus is an annual or perennial bunch grass growing decumbent or erect in clumps of stems up to nearly 1 metre (3.3 ft) in maximum height.The inflorescence bears widely spaced narrowly cylindrical spikelets which hang sideways off the stem, resembling semaphore signals. Each spikelet may be up to 5 centimeters long and may contain 20 flowers.