Dasyochloa pulchella (Kunth) Willd. ex Rydb.
A small, tufted grass, conspicuous on dry, rocky slopes and in creosote shrubland, one of the most ubiquitous grasses of southern New Mexico.
Plant habit on the northern side of Tortugas Mountain, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 15 Sep 2012.
A flowering stem on the northern side of Tortugas Mountain, 15 Sep 2012.
A spikelet on the northern side of Tortugas Mountain, 15 Sep 2012.
Plant habit on the northern side of Tortugas Mountain, 15 Sep 2012.
Plant habit on Tortugas Mountain on the east side of Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 2 Oct 2005.
Closer view of an inflorescence on Tortugas Mountain, 2 Oct 2005.
Plant habit at the Jornada del Muerto Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 25 Feb 2006.