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Oryzopsis hymenoides

Indian Rice grass.

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Oryzopsis hymenoides (Achnatherum hymenoides),  Indian Ricegrass, was a basic and nutritious food for the native Californians.
Oryzopsis hymenoides (Achnatherum hymenoides),  Indian Ricegrass, was a basic and nutritious food for the native Californians.
The inflorescence of Oryzopsis hymenoides (Achnatherum hymenoides), Indian Ricegrass, has a delicate loveliness.
Oryzopsis hymenoides. Common Name Indian Ricegrass
Rice grass, Stipa hymenoides at about 8000 ft. in the Eastern Sierras.
Oryzopsis hymenoides Indian Rice grass. play movie
Oryzopsis hymenoides, Stipa hymenoides, Achnatherum hymenoides AKA, Indian Ricegrass play movie
Indian rice grass is a one foot perennial with a delicate lace work of seed 'pods'. It looks like a bunch grass that was electrocuted. The Indians used the seed for food. Use in small grass garden or with its companions, Encelia farninosa, Creosote and Opuntia in a desert style planting. Native from just north of Mohave to Manitoba and across to Texas.

Oryzopsis hymenoides tolerates sand.

Foliage of Oryzopsis hymenoides is stressdeciduous.
Flower of Oryzopsis hymenoides has color na.
Fruit of Oryzopsis hymenoides is edible.

Communities for Oryzopsis hymenoides:Bristle-cone Pine, Creosote Bush Scrub and Lodgepole Forest.

ph: 7.00 to 8.00
usda: 6 to 9
height[m]: 0.40 to 0.70
width[m]: 0.30 to 0.30
rainfall[cm]: 31.00 to 55.00

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