Latin name: Achnatherum diegoense (Swallen)
  Barkworth
  Pronunciation:
ak-na-THEER-um dee-ay-go-EN-
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  Common name: San Diego County needlegrass
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Rocky soils, chaparral, coastal sage scrub,
  Peninsular Range to Baja, Channel Islands

  Blooming period: May to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Achnatherum
  2) diegoense
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