Purple Needlegrasss is California's most widespread native grass. It was named California's State Grass in 2004. 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.

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). The leaf blades are smooth to finely hairy.

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 Needle Grass is an excellent native grass for use in low-water landscaping. Fire tolerant, it mixes beautifully with other native grasses, wildflowers, and perennials to create delicate and elegantly mobile combinations.

Nassella pulchra is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America. This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (NAPU4)

Purple needlegrass is a densely tufted, long-lived, upright perennial bunchgrass with conspicuous awns. It has numerous basal leaves and a distinct nodding habit. The leaf blades are smooth to finely hairy. Basal blades are long, flat and 2.4 - 6 mm (.9 - .24 inch).

Stipa pulchra is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America. This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora.

2022年10月4日 · Purple needlegrass, also known as purple stipa, can grow in full sun to part shade. It is found growing naturally, or through restoration projects, on California’s coastal hills, grasslands, or in chaparral and oak woodlands.

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.

2021年7月30日 · Below are some of the most common needlegrass plant varieties: Purple needlegrass (Nassella pulchra) – Probably the most common and widespread, this needlegrass has pale purple seedheads and is found in California. There are two other native Nassella plants called needlegrass which are misidentified.