
Achnatherum coronatum
Giant Rice Grass
Plant family: Poaceae - Grass	Rating:
Plant type: Grass-like
Plant origin: N/A, California

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One Gallon	0		N/A

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Flower Color

Insignificant

Blooming Season

Spring

Height

2-3 feet

Spread

1-5 feet

Sun / Shade

Monthly Water

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Wildlife Friendliness Rating

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Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Woodland/Forest
Best Soil Conditions > Learn More
Decomposed Granite, Sand, Sandy Loam
Special Characteristic
Attracts Wildlife, Edible , Important to Native People, Slope Stabilizer

Plant Highlights

Also known by the common name Crested Needlegrass, this is native to southern California and Baja California. This is a cool season, perennial grass, greenish in color, which forms loose bunches up to about six feet in maximum height. A generous inflorescence up to 2 feet long with large spikelets, each up to 1 inch long is produced.

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	Posed by: Green Thumb, on April 20, 2010 at 8:05 am	Rating:
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	Posed by: Green Thumb, on April 20, 2010 at 8:05 am	Rating:
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Achnatherum coronatum

Giant Rice Grass

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Posed by: Green Thumb, on April 20, 2010 at 8:05 am

Posed by: Green Thumb, on April 20, 2010 at 8:05 am

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