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River Oats

Close-up of delicate river oat grasses with a soft-focus background.

Chasmanthium latifolium

Season(s): Fall

Garden:
Blomquist Garden of Native Plants

Type of Plant: Grass, Native, Perennial

River oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) in the Blomquist Garden of Native Plants. Photo by Peter J. Nichols.

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River oats seedheads with a background in soft focus.
River Oats

Anyone strolling along the banks of the Eno River and other waterways in central North Carolina in late summer and early fall will quickly spot the thick patches of river oats lining the banks and the surrounding woodlands.

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