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The state grass of California, Nassella pulchra (Purple Needle Grass) is a densely tufted, upright perennial bunchgrass with smooth to finely hairy, long green leaves. In early to mid-summer, it boasts conspicuously long, twice-bent awns, up to 4 in. long (10 cm), that extend from the tip of each of the flowers.
Nassella pulchra, basionym Stipa pulchra, is a species of grass known by the common names purple needlegrass and purple tussockgrass. [4] It is native to the U.S. state of California, where it occurs throughout the coastal hills, valleys, and mountain ranges, as well as the Sacramento Valley and parts of the Sierra Nevada foothills, and Baja ...
Purple needlegrass is a densely tufted, long-lived, upright perennial bunchgrass with conspicuously long awns. It has numerous basal leaves and a distinct nodding habit at anthesis. Plants are generally 2 to 3 feet tall (0.6 to 0.9 m) producing an open, nodding panicle of 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm).
Purple needle grass (Nassella Pulchra) is an ornamental plant from the Poaceae family. It is native to Western North America and California – along West Coast, from Oregon to California. It also grows in the Cascade Range, Channel Islands, and Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Purple needlegrass gets its name from the color of its young seeds. It is a perennial bunchgrass that can grow up to 3 feet tall. It has a deep root system, which makes it drought adapted and a good plant choice for erosion control.
4 paź 2022 · Usually considered an evergreen grass, purple needlegrass grows most actively from March to June, producing the loose, feathery, slightly nodding, cream-colored flower panicles in May. In June, flowers turn a purple color as they form their needle-like seeds.
Fun Facts: This grass was once nominated to be the “state grass” of California. Life Cycle: Purple Needlegrass is a perennial bunchgrass, so it doesn’t die off every year. It forms dense clumps of leaves up to 1 foot tall. It blooms in May and the flower stalks can be up to 2 feet tall. Ecology: Purple Needlegrass remains green throughout ...
