Tanglehead (Heteropogon contortus)

Origin: Native to North America
Use: Perennial, warm season, native grass that provides poor grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock.
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Plant Description:
General  Characteristics of Tanglehead
Life Span  Perennial
Growth Form  tall, erect, bunchgrass
Management:
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pH requirement 6.0 to 8.0
Rainfall requirement 5 to 14 inches
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Cold Tolerance: High
General  Provides poor grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock.
ID Features: This 12- to 42- inch tall bunchgrass grows in tufts, erect, with flat overlapping sheaths. Foliage turns reddish brown with straw yellow stems on maturity and tastes like molasses. The 2- to 4-inch long, twisted, one-awned, fuzzy, brown florets fall, leaving overlapping florets which look like braid.
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