Perennial, warm season, native grass that provides fair grazing for livestock and wildlife.
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Plant Description:
General
Life Span
Perennial
Growth Form
tall, erect tufts
Management:
Seeding Rate 40" Rows: Broadcast:
Planting Date
Planting Depth
pH requirement
Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay:
Cold Tolerance:
High
General
Provides fair grazing for livestock and wildlife.
ID Features:
12- to 24-inch tall grass grows in small, erect tufts and has slick, flat, green blades. The basal blades are slick and flat and turn curly when dry, resembling pine shavings. The panicle ascends above ½- to 8-inch long leaves. The single-seeded spikelets are borne on very short pedicels. Seed turn dark brown and shiny when ripe.