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Pleuropogon refractus
Also called Nodding False Semaphoregrass
Nodding semaphoregrass is a native perennial bunchgrass of the Pacific coast of North America, found in moist meadows, riverbanks and shady forests. It grows best where soil stays moist, and it is mainly of interest for wild or naturalistic plantings rather than garden lawns.
Pleuropogon refractus is a species of grass known by the common name nodding semaphoregrass. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to northern California, where it grows in moist meadows, marshy areas, and shady forests.
It grows in wet meadows, riverbanks, and shady places. Its elevations range from sea level to around 1000 meters.
Annual semaphoregrass · North Coast semaphoregrass · Oregon semaphoregrass · Semaphoregrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pleuropogon refractus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
