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Plume Grass - Saccharum ravennae (formerly Erianthus ravennae)

Saccharum ravennae, commonly called ravenna grass or plume grass, is a very tall, erect, ornamental grass which forms clumps which typically grow 9-12' tall and 4-6' wide. Similar in appearance to the less hardy Pampas grass. Plumes or inflorescences (to 24" long) appear in late summer on stiff, leafed stalks well above the foliage. Plumes bloom purplish-bronze turning to silver-gray in fall and persist well into winter. Narrow, 1 inch wide, gray-green leaf blades (to 30" long) with a single white stripe down the middle of each. Rustling sound of the foliage when caressed by breezes can be quite calming. Foliage turns an attractive bronze in fall. Formerly known as Erianthus ravennae.

Approvals

Animal	Part(s)	Comment
Birds	All
Canid	All
Equid	All
Felid	All
Herp-Invert	All
Hoofstock	All
Insectivore	All
Marsupials	All
Pachyderm	All
Phocid	All
Porcine	All
Primate	All
Rodentia	All
Small Mammal	All
Ursid	All

Locations

Location	Comments
South Zoo
North Zoo

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Plant

Raw Data

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               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Marsupials', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Saccharum ravennae (formerly Erianthus ravennae)',
 'Comments': 'Saccharum ravennae, commonly called ravenna grass or plume '
             'grass, is a very tall, erect, ornamental grass which forms '
             "clumps which typically grow 9-12' tall and 4-6' wide. Similar in "
             'appearance to the less hardy Pampas grass. Plumes or '
             'inflorescences (to 24" long) appear in late summer on stiff, '
             'leafed stalks well above the foliage. Plumes bloom '
             'purplish-bronze turning to silver-gray in fall and persist well '
             'into winter. Narrow, 1 inch wide, gray-green leaf blades (to 30" '
             'long) with a single white stripe down the middle of each. '
             'Rustling sound of the foliage when caressed by breezes can be '
             'quite calming. Foliage turns an attractive bronze in fall. '
             'Formerly known as Erianthus ravennae.',
 'CommonName': 'Plume Grass',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/xvjtrefh.paq.jpg\r'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': '\r', 'LocationName': 'South Zoo'},
               {'LocationComments': '', 'LocationName': 'North Zoo'}],
 'PlantID': '45'}