Difference between revisions of "Nassella pulchra"
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Species Name: Nasella pulchra
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| + | <h3>'''Species Name: ''Nasella pulchra''<br> | ||
| + | '''Common Name:''' Purple-Needlegrass<br></h3> | ||
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| + | :A Southern California native bunchgrass that is both showy (purple seed heads) and tough (deep roots). Recommended for dry, hot areas and steep slopes. The official state grass of California. | ||
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| + | :'''Plant Family:''' Poaceae | ||
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| + | :'''Plant Type:''' Grass | ||
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| + | :'''Height by Width:''' 1-3' H x 2' W | ||
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| + | :'''Growth Habit:''' Bunchgrass | ||
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| + | :'''Deciduous/Evergreen:''' Semi-deciduous | ||
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| + | :'''Growth Rate:''' Fast | ||
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| + | :'''Sun Exposure:''' Sun to part sun | ||
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| + | :'''Soil Preference:''' Well-draining, rocky | ||
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| + | :'''Water Requirements:''' Drought-tolerant to moderate | ||
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| + | :'''Cold Hardy to:''' 25 degrees F | ||
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| + | :'''Flower Season:''' Spring | ||
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| + | :'''Flower Color:''' Seedhead | ||
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| + | :'''Endangered?:''' Not listed | ||
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| + | :'''Distribution:''' Northwest, north and central foothills of the Sierra Nevada, southern Sacramento Valley, Central West, South Coast, Channel Islands, western Transverse Range, Western Peninsular Range, Baja | ||
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| + | :'''Natural Habitat:''' Oak woodland, chaparral, grassland below 4100' | ||
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| + | [[Image:songbird_iconA.jpg]] [[Image:oak_iconA.jpg]] [[Image:clay_iconA.jpg]] [[Image:slope_iconA.jpg]] | ||
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| + | :'''Care and Maintenance'''<br> | ||
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| + | :'''History'''<br> | ||
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| + | :'''Other Names'''<br> | ||
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| + | :'''Links'''<br> | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 5 August 2009
Species Name: Nasella pulchra
Common Name: Purple-Needlegrass
- A Southern California native bunchgrass that is both showy (purple seed heads) and tough (deep roots). Recommended for dry, hot areas and steep slopes. The official state grass of California.
- Plant Family: Poaceae
- Plant Type: Grass
- Height by Width: 1-3' H x 2' W
- Growth Habit: Bunchgrass
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Semi-deciduous
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Sun to part sun
- Soil Preference: Well-draining, rocky
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to moderate
- Cold Hardy to: 25 degrees F
- Flower Season: Spring
- Flower Color: Seedhead
- Endangered?: Not listed
- Distribution: Northwest, north and central foothills of the Sierra Nevada, southern Sacramento Valley, Central West, South Coast, Channel Islands, western Transverse Range, Western Peninsular Range, Baja
- Natural Habitat: Oak woodland, chaparral, grassland below 4100'
- Care and Maintenance
- History
- Other Names
- Links
