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California Orcutt grass

Orcuttia californica

California Orcutt grass
Photo: Jose Hernandez, Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Native range
S. California to Mexico (Baja California)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Orcuttia californica is a rare species of grass known by the common name California Orcutt grass.

Where it grows

It is native to southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in scattered locations in vernal pool habitat. In 1993 it was known from fewer than 20 occurrences, including those at the Santa Rosa Plateau, a creek drainage near Hemet, Otay Mesa in San Diego County, and one spot in Woodland Hills.

Other Orcuttia plants

San Joaquin Valley Orcutt grass · Hairy Orcutt grass · Slender Orcutt grass · Sacramento Orcutt grass · Orcutt grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Orcuttia californica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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