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Autumn moor grass
Sesleria autumnalis
Growing guidance
Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.
Current-climate suitability
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Sun
Sun or shade
Soil moisture
free-draining, average
Heat tolerance
Up to about 42°C
Cold tolerance
Down to about -28°C
Waterlogging tolerance
2/5
Drought tolerance
4/5
Mature size
0.3–0.5 m tall, 0.4 m spread
Seasonal interest
Late summer · Lime green
Maintenance
low
Wildlife supported
General wildlife value 3/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)
Known risks or warnings
Slow to fill in the first season.
Toxicity: none
Verified botanical record
- Accepted scientific name
- Sesleria autumnalis (Scop.) F.W.Schultz
- Family
- Poaceae (Poales)
- Rank and status
- species · accepted
- GBIF record
- Taxon 4119674
Sesleria autumnalis, commonly known as autumn moor grass, is a species of grass within the family Poaceae. It is native to southeastern Europe and often used as ornamental ground cover in North America.
Description from Wikipedia — Sesleria autumnalis (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.
Native status and geographic context
- United Kingdom: climate-suitable
- United States: climate-suitable
- Australia: climate-suitable
Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.
Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.