Chloris cucullata

A low perennial grass with unusual inflated spikelets.

An inflorescence on the side of the highway northwest of Pecos in Reeves County, Texas, 14 Apr 2007.

A closer view of spikelets along the highway northwest of Pecos, 14 Apr 2007.

An immature inflorescence emerging along the highway northwest of Pecos, 14 Apr 2007.