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Bunny Tail Grass

Lagurus ovatus (lah-GOO-roos oh-VAY-tuss)

Family: Poaceae Non-native Herbaceous (1-3 ft)

Lagurus ovatus commonly called Hare’s-tail grass or bunny tail grass, an is annual grass of the family Poaceae, native to shores of the Mediterranean region. Hare’s-tail grass is cultivated as an ornamental and is commonly used in dried bouquets. The plant has naturalized in parts of Australia and the United Kingdom and is considered an invasive species in some places outside its native range. Hare’s-tail grass is clump-forming and reaches about 1–2 feet tall. The plant is gray-green in color and features soft narrow linear leaves. The whitish spike-like oval flower clusters are soft with hairy awns (bristles) and are long-lasting.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 31 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Mature size
Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in. | Width: 0 ft. 10 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Rapid
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (1-3 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Clumping; Mounding
Texture
Fine
Leaf color
Green
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Soft foliage; self seeds
Flower color
White
Flower value
Good Cut; Good Dried
Flower form
Panicle
Flower detail
White oval panicles are furry; good cut flower
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Fruit type
Caryopsis
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Non-native
Origin
Macaronesia, Mediterranean to Arabian Peninsula
Food & Medicine
Fruit type
Caryopsis
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container
Design feature
Border; Mass Planting
Problems & Resistance
Resistant to
Drought
Propagation
Seed

Planted at Hunnicutt

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