Bottlebrush grass

Hystrix patula

Habitat:
   Light: sun -shade
   Moisture: mesic -dry mesic

   Height: 2 -5 ft.
   Flowering Time: summer

Notes: a short-lived perennial grass; interesting seed heads in late summer resemble a sparsely-toothed bottle brush; naturalizes well from seed.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW,NL,UP