Low Woollygrass
Dasyochloa pulchella

Family: Grass (Poaceae)
AKA: Fluffgrass
Photo taken on: April 3, 2017
Location: Red Wash Canyon, Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones: Foothills
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes

A tufted grass growing to less than 6 inches high with narrow sharp-pointed leaves. It is dry most of the year. The flower heads are a dense cluster of hairy florets surrounded by a tuft of leaf blades.

Photo taken on: June 19, 2024
Location: Arroyo Toro, Santa Fe NF, Medanales, NM

Early season new growth is often covered with white, cobwebby fluff which easily falls off or is washed away.

Flora of North America reference.