Loam:
Clay:
High
High
High
Special Notes:
| Origin: | Native to North America | |
| Use: | 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: | ||
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| pH requirement | ||
| Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay: |
High High High |
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| 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. | |
Special Notes: |
Another common name is Big Sandbur. | |