Stipa tenuissima

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Stipa tenuissima is a fine-textured ornamental bunchgrass native to the Americas, valued in gardens for its delicate, hair-like foliage and graceful, flowing appearance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ornamental grass
perennial grass
plant species
droughtTolerance drought-tolerant
family Poaceae NERFINISHED
foliageDescription hair-like leaves
foliageTexture fine-textured
genus Stipa
growthForm bunchgrass
kingdom Plantae
landscapeFunction movement accent
texture accent
lifeCycle perennial
nativeTo Mexico NERFINISHED
North America
South America
order Poales NERFINISHED
ornamentalUse border plant
container plant
garden plant
mass planting
plantType clump-forming grass
soilPreference well-drained soil
sunExposure full sun
taxonRank species
usedIn dry gardens
gravel gardens
naturalistic plantings
ornamental landscaping
valuedFor delicate foliage
flowing movement in wind
graceful appearance

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