Loam:
Clay:
High
High
Low
Special Notes:
| Origin: | Native to North America | |
| Use: | Perennial, warm season, native grass that fair grazing for wildlife and livestock. | |
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| Plant Description: | ||
| General | Characteristics of Brownseed Paspalum | |
| Life Span | Perennial | |
| Growth Form | tall, erect to spreading, simple | |
| Management: | ||
| Seeding Rate 40" Rows: Broadcast: | ||
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| pH requirement | 4.0 to 6.5 | |
| Rainfall requirement | 34 to 59 inches | |
| Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay: |
High High Low |
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| Cold Tolerance: | High | |
| General | Provides fair grazing for wildlife and livestock. | |
| ID Features: | Warm-season, rhizomatous perennial, native to the U.S. The height ranges from 2 to 4 feet. The leaf blade is slightly folded; stiff; bluish green; 8 to 20 inches long; smooth and hairy near base. The leaf sheath is compressed; smooth; papery and slightly purple at base. The ligule has brown membrane 1/8 inch long. The stem is compressed and often purplish at base. The seedhead has 3 to 7 racemes with each 2-1/2 to 3 inches long. Mature seeds are dark brown and spikelets are extremely crosswrinkled on the flat side. | |
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Brownseed Paspalum (Paspalum plicatulum) Information #1 | |