Common Name
Mountain oatgrass
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Clearings, grassy balds, high-elevation outcrops, and various dry-mesic to dry montane forests; especially characteristic of graminoid-rich, ridge-crest oak, oak-hickory, and northern red oak forests. Frequent to common in the mountains; very rare elsewhere.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
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