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Sesleria argentea

Sesleria argentea
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
Spain to Italy, Morocco
Climate
temperate

About

Sesleria argentea is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae. It is 35–55 centimetres (14–22 in) long with a 0.5–1 millimetre (0.020–0.039 in) long ciliolate membrane. Its leaves are either conduplicate or convolute, and are 10–20 centimetres (3.9–7.9 in) long and 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) wide. It also has a linear panicle spiciform which is 3.5–5.5 centimetres (1.4–2.2 in) long and 0.5–0.7 centimetres (0.20–0.28 in) wide.

Other Sesleria plants

Blue moor-grass · Autumn moor grass · Blue moor grass · Balkan Blue Grass · Sesleria insularis · Moor Grasses

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sesleria argentea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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