Blue Panicgrass
Introduced
perennial warm season bunch grass. Grows 3-6' tall with coarse
stems growing from a dense crown of thick, short, bulbous rhizomes.
The lower part of the stems have large nodes and internodes
with branches coming from the nodes. Leaves abundant, 7-12"
long and flat with a heavy midrib on the lower side. The terminal
panicles are long, loose, open and usually erect but slightly
drooping at maturity. The spikelets are greenish-yellow, very
slick and shiny in appearance and are borne on the tip end of
rather long seed branches.
Adaptation:
Adapted
to most soil types, requires moderate fertility. Adapted throughout
the American southwest, Mexico and other areas with similar
semiarid conditions.
Intended Use
- Good
grazing for wildlife and livestock. Most forage production obtained
when managed as a pasture plant. Becomes tough and woody at
maturity.
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