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Andropogon virginicus Perennial, warm, native, poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. 2-4' tall bunchgrass growing in small tufts. The overlapping flattened sheaths are hairy along the margin of upper blade surface toward the base. The upper two-thirds of the plant is freely branching with the leaves turning straw yellow when mature. The seed heads are partly enclosed in a sheath (spathe). Mostly upland, woodland and invades overgrazed ranges. Seldom grazed by any kind of animal. Areas 1, 2, 3, 6. |
Schizachyrium scoparium var. frequens Perennial, warm, native, poor grazing for wildlife, good grazing for livestock. 2-4' tall bunchgrass with flattened sheaths, blades and stem purplish to bluish-green, turning leathery brown at maturity. The inflorescence has small fuzzy seed with twisted awn and partially enclosed in a leaf sheath. Upland and bottomland. Decreases with heavy grazing. Grazed by all kinds of livestock. Matures seed in fall. Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
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Created: August 15, 1996
Updated: May 23, 1997