SPOROBOLUS airoides. Alkali dropseed. A perennial native grass of deceptively delicate appearance. It makes attractive fountains of narrow, greyish green leaves. Wiry stems rise as much as 6' from the clumps in summer, carrying broad, widely branched clusters with hundreds of tiny flower heads. These are pinkish to purplish at first, gradually changing to pale tan and remaining showy for months. It delights in a sunny spot, tolerating many soils and moderate to very occasional irrigation. Hardy to 0^oF. or less.