Origin: | Native to North America | |
Use: | Perennial, warm season, native grass that provides good grazing for wildlife and livestock. | |
Image: | ||
Plant Description: | ||
General | Characteristics of Curly-Mesquite | |
Life Span | Perennial | |
Growth Form | Warm-season stoloniferous perennial grass. | |
Management: | ||
Seeding Rate 40" Rows: Broadcast: |
||
Planting Date | ||
Planting Depth | ||
pH requirement | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
Rainfall requirement | 5 to 12 inches | |
Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay: |
High High High |
|
Cold Tolerance: | High | |
General | Warm-season stoloniferous perennial grass. | |
ID Features: | Plant height range is from 4 to 10 inches. The leaf blade is flat, curly, and usually short. The leaf sheath is shorter than the internodes and mostly basal. The stem is erect and the plant is stoloniferous. The seedhead is a solitary spike usually 3/4 to 1 inches long. | |
Special Notes: |
Curly-Mesquite [Hilaria belangeri] Information #1 Curly-Mesquite [Hilaria belangeri] Information #2 |