Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ (Hakone grass)

Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’

Hakone grass, Japanese forest grass

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Commelinidae	Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
Order	Cyperales	Flowering plants including grasses
Family	Poaceae	Grasses (but not sedges or rushes)
Genus	Hakonechloa	From Japan’s Mt. Hakone, from whose moist woodlands and cliffs this grass originates
Species	macra	From the Ancient Greek μακρά (makra), neuter plural form of μακρός (makros, “long”)
Cultivar	‘All Gold’

Japanese forest grass is not a North American native, and it is not found in the wild. This cultivar is used for landscaping.

Identification: This bright yellow-green grass reaches about 9-14" (22-35 cm) in height.

Online References:

Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts
≈ 12 × 9" (30 × 23 cm)

9/7/2010 · Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, Massachusetts
≈ 13 × 12" (31 × 29 cm)

Range: Zones 5-10: