Nassella pulchra - Wikipedia
Nassella pulchra is a perennial bunch grass producing tufts of erect, unbranched stems up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall. The extensive root system can reach 20 feet (6.1 m) deep into the soil, making the grass more tolerant of drought .
Nassella pulchra (Purple Needle Grass) - Gardenia
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.
There are two native and one introduced Nassella species which are commonly mistaken for purple needlegrass in California. The native needlegrasses, nodding needlegrass (N. cernua) and foothill needlegrass (N. lepida), have a wavy distal awn segment which differs from the straight distal awn segment found on purple needlegrass (Hickman 1993).
Nassella pulchra is California’s state grass. Purple needlegrass occurs on the west side of the Coast Ranges from northern Baja California north to the Oregon border. The species also occurs in the Central Valley and foothills of the Cascade Range and …
Nassella pulchra (Hitchc.) Barkworth - Calflora
Nassella pulchra is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America. also called Stipa pulchra Siskiyou
Species: Nassella pulchra - US Forest Service
Purple needlegrass (Nassella pulchra) was the most prominent native grass; others included saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), beardless wildrye (Leymus triticoides), Lemmon's canarygrass (Phalaris lemmonii), and meadow barley (Hordeum brachyantherum).
Nassella pulchra - USDA Plants Database
Nassella pulchra (Hitchc.) Barkworth - purple needlegrass P.
Purple Needle Grass: How To Grow and Care For Nassella Pulchra
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 needle grass - Waterwise Garden Planner
Purple needle grass — Nassella pulchra Purple needle grass is the state grass of California. It is a distinctive clumping grass with fine textured foliage growing 18-24 in. tall with upright inflorescences growing to 3 ft. tall. Nodding seed awns move gracefully in the wind and have a distinctive purple color in early spring before fading to ...
Nassella pulchra - University of California, Irvine
Plant Characteristics: Tufted perennial with inrolled leaf blades; culms 6-10 dm. tall; blades flat or involute, 2.5-6 mm. broad, deep green; panicle nodding, loose, about 1.5-2 dm. long, with slender spreading branches; spikelets disarticulate above the glumes, the articulation oblique, leaving a bearded sharp pointed callus attached to the bas...