Annual Rabbitsfoot Grass
Polypogon monspeliensis
- Native to:
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Chad, China, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Guam, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Niger, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Western Sahara
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Genus:
- Polypogon
- Species:
- Polypogon monspeliensis
- USDA Symbol:
- POMO5
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Graminoid
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- Bloom Colors:
- green, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily in moist soil without pretreatment.