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DERIVATION |
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FAMILY |
Poaceae (Grass Family) | ||
HABIT | Grass/sedge | ||
GROWTH FORM | Clump-forming | ||
RANGE | C & SW United States, N Mexico | ||
LEAF TYPE | Deciduous | ||
FLOWERS | Gold;green (Seed heads;purplish when young) | ||
FRUIT | Brown (Reddish to blackish) | ||
HARDINESS | USDA Zone 5 (Coldest zone where hardy) | ||
SUN REQUIREMENTS | Sun | Partial shade | ||
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS | Native Plant Collection | Plant Select | Steppe Plant Collection | ||
COMMON NAME(S) | Sacaton | Big Sacaton | Giant Sacaton |
Individual Locations for Sporobolus wrightii:
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Map Key |
Accession Number |
Year | Location |
1 | 990036*1 | 1999 | Desert Wash Garden |
2 | 001040*1 | 2000 | Water Smart Garden |
3 | 001040*10 | 2000 | Western Panoramas |
No Map |
001040*11 | 2000 | Eastern Josephine |
4 | 001040*3 | 2000 | Water Smart Garden |
No Map |
001040*7 | 2000 | Chatfield General |
5 | 001040*9 | 2000 | Ann Montague Iris and Daylily Garden North |
6 | 022634*1 | 2002 | Sacred Earth |
7 | 022634*2 | 2002 | Sacred Earth |
No Map |
080340*1 | 2008 | Eastern Josephine |
No Map |
111261*1 | 2011 | Plant Select Garden |
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FRUITING: When Sporobolus wrightii has been observed fruiting at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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