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Sporobolus poiretii Perennial, warm, introduced, poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. 1 1/2-3 1/2' tall, slender and erect stems with a rattail appearing seed head sometimes partly included in the sheath. The panicle is often infested with a black fungus, hence the name. The seed are reddish in color. Invades pastures, meadows, waste places and under the perimeter of trees-probably distributed by birds. Areas 1, 2, 3, 4. |
Sporobolus cryptandrus Perennial, warm, native, poor grazing for wildlife, fair grazing for livestock. 1 1/2-3 1/2', tall, erect or spreading stems with the finally open panicle mostly included in the sheath. The sheath has a distinct tuft of hair at the throat. The panicle is lead colored to purplish with small one-flowered spikelets borne on short pedicels. Invades sandy soil in overgrazed and blown-out areas. Areas 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
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Updated: May 23, 1997