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Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Resistances: Tolerates foot traffic
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Needs no stratification.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Poverty Oatgrass
  • Poverty Wild Oat Grass

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Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: January, 2024
Date: 2024-01-27
Location: March 2023 | Fairfax VA
Lots of twirly leaves
Location: March 2023 | Fairfax VA
Mossy, moist, lightly shaded areas
Location: Fairfax, VA | August, 2023
Date: 2023-08-07
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