Chinese needlegrass is a tall, clumping East Asian grass, 2–5 ft (60–150 cm) high, topped with a big, airy flower cluster. Each carries a fine about 1 in (2–2.5 cm) long. It grows in northern China, the Russian Far East, Korea, and Japan, and is not known to grow wild in the United States.
Appearance
- Growth form
- A tufted perennial grass with stiff, upright stems about 2–5 ft (60–150 cm) tall.
- Flowers
- An open about 8–20 in (20–50 cm) long carries pale green spikelets about 1/2 in (8–13 mm) long, each with a fine awn.
- Flowering time
- In Japan it blooms in August and September.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Forest edges
- Grasslands
- Roadsides
- Range
- Northern and northeastern China, the Russian Far East, Sakhalin, Korea, and Japan.
- Preferred conditions
- Hillsides, grasslands, open woods, forest edges, and roadsides. In China it grows from about 1,000 to 11,800 ft (300–3,600 m).
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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