purple pampas grass

Cortaderia jubata

Member of pampas grasses (genus Cortaderia)
grasses (family Poaceae)
grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies (order Poales)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
other colors in flowering plants

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• panicle well-elevated above foliage
• inflorescence stalk 4–5 × inflorescence length
• fresh flowers are pale purple (becoming tan with age)
• sheath densely hairy [example]

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Chris’s observations: 5 (2 are research grade)

Locations:

• San Pedro Valley CP: 3
• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area
• Waterdog Lake & Open Space

Months:

• Aug.: 1
• Sep.: 1
• Oct.: 0
• Nov.: 1
• Dec.: 0
• Jan.: 1
• Feb.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora