Blepharidachne kingii is a species of grass known by the common name King's eyelashgrass. It is native to the Great Basin in the United States, where it grows in habitat such as pinyon-juniper woodland.Blepharidachne kingii. The Jepson Manual. It is rare in California NatureServe. 2012. and Idaho,Blepharidachne kingii. Idaho Department of Fish and Game. but it is one of the most common grasses of the northeastern deserts of Nevada.
Description Blepharidachne kingii is a perennial bunchgrass growing in clumps or mats of stems 3 to 14 centimeters tall. The curved, twisted, stiff, hairlike leaf blades are up to 3 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a purplish to straw-colored panicle of finely hairy spikelets.Valdés-Reyna, J. Blepharidachne. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.
Common associates in the flora of the plant's basin and desert habitat include saltbush, winterfat, creosote bush, ragweed, greasewood, hopsage, and boxthorn.
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External links Calflora Database: Blepharidachne kingii (King's eyelash grass) USDA Plants Profile for Blepharidachne kingii (King's eyelashgrass) Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Blepharidachne kingii UC CalPhotos gallery of Blepharidachne kingii images