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Dasyochloa is a monotypic genus containing the single species Dasyochloa pulchella (formerly Erioneuron pulchellum), known as desert fluff-grass or low woollygrass, a densely tufted perennial grass found in the deserts of the southwestern United States. It is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and northern to central Mexico, where it grows in dry regions such as deserts. The leaves produce soft, cob-webby hairs that dissolve in water, after summer rains. The hairs are typically not present in spring. Numerous hairless, wiry, stems are 2-5 inches (5-13 cm) tall. Inflorescence. The hairy inflorescence is a spikelet on the end of the stem, surrounded by a bundle of bractlike leaves, and is 1/4" to 1/2" long. The spikelets which are pale in color, sometimes striped with red, purple, or green. It blooms from February to May.

Plant type

Grass

Size

2 - 5 in Tall

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Color

Cream, White

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland