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Andropogon gerardii Perennial, warm, native, poor grazing for wildlife, good grazing for livestock. 3-6' tall, with tall, slender stems growing from short rootstocks. The lower sheaths and leaves usually are fuzzy and very hairy. The seed heads usually come out in three spike-like inflorescence resembling a turkey foot. The ligule extends across the leaf collar. It is preferred by cattle and decreases with overgrazing. Matures seed in fall. Left Mostly in bottomland. Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
Agropyron smithii Perennial, cool, native, fair grazing for wildlife, good grazing value for livestock. 1-2' tall, growing from gray, slender, creeping rootstock. Blue-green stems and leaves. Leaves straight, broad, rough, strongly nerved on the upper surface and rolls inward with maturity. Flat seed head usually awnless. Decreases with overgrazing. Now most abundant in moist bottomland. Areas 5, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
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Created: August 15, 1996
Updated: May 23, 1997