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Molinia caerulea, known by the common name purple moor-grass, [1] is a species of grass that is native to Europe, west Asia, and north Africa. It grows in locations from the lowlands up to 2,300 m (7,546 ft) in the Alps.
Alliums' playful pom-poms comprise tiny purple flowers. This plant prefers full sun, but it can accommodate partial shade in warmer temperatures. USDA Hardiness Zones : 3 to 10
Calamagrostis purpurascens is a large, clump forming, perennial grass; growing 30–80 cm (12–31 in) tall. [27] It grows from short rhizomes and has dense, often purpled tinted flower heads that are 4 to 13 cm (1.6 to 5.1 in) long. It has one flowered spikelets, two subequal glumes, and lemma with a dorsal awn.
It is an invasive species in California, where it is an invasive weed of chaparral and coastal sage scrub habitat along the southern and central coastal regions. [4] It was first introduced to Davis in the Sacramento Valley as a drought-tolerant range grass for grazing. [5] [6] It is also known as an invasive species and weed in parts of Australia.
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 California.
Also known as the powderpuff tree or silk tree, this fast-growing small to medium-sized tree has feathery leaves and showy, puffy, pink blooms that turn into flattened seed pods. It’s typically ...
Cyperus rotundus is a perennial plant, that may reach a height of up to 140 cm (55 in).The names "nut grass" and "nut sedge" – shared with the related species Cyperus esculentus – are derived from its tubers, that somewhat resemble nuts, although botanically they have nothing to do with nuts.
Lepidium densiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the mustard family known by the common names common pepperweed, prairie peppergrass, elongate peppergrass, hairy-fruited peppergrass, and large-fruited peppergrass. [2] It is a common and widespread plant in North America, where it grows in many habitats across Canada and the United States.