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Thorneochloa
Thorneochloa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It contains a single species, Thorneochloa diegoensis,[2] commonly known as San Diego needlegrass.[3] It is a perennial grass native to California and to Todos Santos in the southern Baja California Peninsula.[4] DescriptionThornelochloa diegoensis is a bunching perennial grass reaching heights between 110 and 140 centimeters. The inflorescence is up to about 25 centimeters long. The hairy spikelet is about a centimeter long not counting the long awn, which can be up to 5 centimeters long and has two distinct kinks.[3] Range and habitatThornelochloa diegoensis is native to southern California, where it is known from San Diego and Ventura Counties and the Channel Islands, and Baja California.[3] It is a resident of chaparral and coastal sage scrub ecosystems below 350 feet in elevation, especially near streams.[5]
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