Everwilde Farms - 1 lb Needle And Thread Grass Native Grass Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

This perennial bunchgrass produces unique seeds that are very sharp on one end and have a long tail on the other end. It grows on the dry soils of the American West, and has excellent drought resistance, but does most of it's growing during the cool seasons. This unique species got its name from the needle-like seeds, which grow with a long fiber attached to one end. This fiber, called an "awn," allows the dropped seeds to bury themselves in the ground as it expands and contracts with humidity; the awn also catches the wind to disperse the seed. Notes from the Lewis and Clark expedition record the first known botanical description of this plant on July 8, 1806. The genus name "Stipa" comes from the Greek word for "flaxen," referring to the hair-like fiber on each seed.