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nodding needle grass
Nassella cernua
Nassella cernua (syn. Stipa cernua) is a species of grass known by the common name nodding needlegrass.
The bunchgrass is native to western California in the United States and Baja California in Mexico.
From the article Nassella cernua on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The perennial Nassella cernua bunchgrass has stems up to 2–3 feet (0.61–0.91 m) tall. The narrow leaves have a waxy texture. The panicle is open with bending or nodding branches. The awn is up to 4 inches (10 cm) long.
Range & habitat
Nassella cernua is a component of California and Baja California in native grasslands, chaparral, and juniper woodlands. This bunchgrass is found in the California Coast Ranges and Transverse Ranges (U.S.), and Peninsular Ranges (U.S. & Mexico). This and many other native grasses of the California Floristic Province have declined because of the encroachment of introduced species of grasses, making native grasslands a very endangered habitat type, and this plant a listed Vulnerable species.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
How it is grown
Nassella cernua is cultivated as a drought-tolerant ornamental grass by specialty plant nurseries, for use in native plant and wildlife gardens, drought tolerant landscaping, and for habitat restoration projects.
Wikipedia: “Cultivation”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 165654.