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Inland Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Mature size: 2-4 ft tall
Restoration role: Shade-tolerant erosion control

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Inland Sea Oats, a native Central Texas riparian plant

One of the few native grasses that thrives in deep shade, inland sea oats is planted along the shaded, lower bank beneath tree canopy, where its fibrous roots knit together soil that would otherwise be bare and erosion-prone.


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