Schultes) Barkworth
Pronunciation: ak-na-THEER-um hy-men-OH-i-dees
Common name: Indian ricegrass
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Dry sandy places to 11,000', creosote bush
scrub to lodgepole pine forest, both deserts
Blooming period: April to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Achnatherum
2) hymenoides