Hystrix

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Cultivation

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Read about Hystrix in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hystrix (Greek, from hustrix, a porcupine). Gramineae. Perennials with simple culms, flat blades and loosely fld. spikes: spikelets 2- 4-fld., nearly sessile, 1-3 together at each joint of a zigzag rachis as in Elymus, widely divergent at maturity; glumes 1 or 2 short awns; lemmas rigid, tapering into a long awn.—Species 4, N. Amer. and Eurasia. H. patula, Moench (Asprella hystrix, Willd.). Bottle-brush Grass is found in E. U. S. and is sometimes used for lawn decoration and for borders. Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost. 20:168. A. S. Hitchcock. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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