Perennial, warm season, native grass that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock.
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Plant Description:
General
Life Span
Perennial
Growth Form
tall, erect to spreading, simple
Management:
Seeding Rate 40" Rows: Broadcast:
Planting Date
Planting Depth
pH requirement
Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay:
High High High
Cold Tolerance:
High
General
Provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock.
ID Features:
This 36- to 60-inch tall bunchgrass has smooth stout stems growing from a decumbent base. The inflorescence is 2½ to 6 inches long with each spikelet as a one-flowered bur with the bristle united at the base. The outer bristles are shorter, the inner as long as the spikelet.