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Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.

Polypogon monspeliensis
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Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.. Polypogon monspeliensis, commonly known as annual beard-grass or annual rabbitsfoot grass, is a species of grass. It is native to the Old World, but it can be found today throughout the world as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is an annual grass growing to heights between 5 centimeters and one meter. The soft, fluffy inflorescence is a dense, greenish, plumelike panicle, sometimes divided into lobes. The spikelets have long, thin, whitish awns, which give the inflorescence its texture.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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