Discovering Griffith Park: A Local's Guide Tree Plant Characteristics Family Name Poaceae

Plant Characteristics Family Name Poaceae Species Name Stipa speciosa Common Name Desert Needle Grass Plant Type Grass/Grass-Like Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

Cold Hardy to 25 degrees F Distribution A selection made in northern Baja by Randy Mudge and introduced by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Natural Habitat Coastal desert scrub

generally deserts

Protect from hot inland sun

Discovering Griffith Park: A Local's Guide Tree Plant Characteristics Family Name PoaceaeFive times the size of Central Park in Manhattan, Griffith Park is a surprising urban wilderness in the midst of Los Angeles. People all over the world have seen Los Angeles' famed Hollywood sign and the iconic domed Griffith Observatory. Both are part of Griffith Park, a place visited by more than 10 million people each year more than Yosemite and Grand Canyon National Parks combined. Rugged and vast, the 4,511 acre Griffith Park encompasses a