Botany Photo of the Day Nassella laevissima

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Sometimes the common name for a species is straightforward and descriptive. Today’s featured species is (in English) golden hair grass. Although native to Chile and Argentina, there are few (English) references to where precisely it can be found and in what habitat. The original publication of the name (as Piptochaetium laevissimum) refers to Chile’s Colchagua […]

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