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Schedonnardus paniculatus Perennial, warm, native, poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. 8-25" tall, low tufted bunchgrass having scytheshaped culms that turn downward with overlapping flattened sheaths and spirally twisted blades with white margins. The panicle is pale green to purple with alternating 1-5" spikes and when mature breaks off and tumbles in the wind. The spikelets are 1-flowered, in 2 rows on one side of slender seed stem. Grows on sandy soil and invades overgrazed areas. Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
Poa arachnifera. Perennial, cool, native, fair grazing for wildlife, good grazing for livestock. 1-3' tall with upright stems arising from slender creeping rootstocks. The base is flat and long with overlapping sheaths that are whitish to purplish in color. The blades are long, heavily veined and boat-shaped at the tip. The seed head is oblong and dense to open. The male and female flowers grow on different plants, often at widely separated locations. The male heads are smooth, while those of the female appear fuzzy and cobwebby. Grows on prairies and open woodlands in protected sites often under trees. Decreases with heavy grazing. Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10. |
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Updated: Dec. 9, 1996