Pronunciation: TRI-dens MEW-ti-kus
Common name: Slim tridens
Family: Poaceae (Grass)
Habitat: Dry rocky generally limestone soils, creosote
bush scrub and pinyon-juniper woodland to 6500',
desert mountains
Blooming period: April to May, October to November
Click for Latin name derivations: (1) Tridens
(2) muticus