PLAINS BRISTLEGRASS
(Setaria
leucopila)
Warm Season native perennial
bunchgrass. Provides fair grazing for wildlife, good grazing
for livestock. Grows 1-4' tall, pale green, culms flattened,
often knee-like, branching at the base and lower joints. The
blades are 3-10 mm wide often folded and rough on the back.
The panicle is slim, bristly and narrowed at the top. The bristles,
usually one, are attached below each spikelet.
Adaptation:
Adapted to most soil
types of the American Southwest, Mexico, and south Texas. Very
drought tolerant. Grows
in open, dry ground and under the protection of brush in overgrazed
areas.
Uses:
Good grazing, and good seed production for dove and quail.
A good plant to include in a mixture to seed overgrazed ranges,
particularly after mechanical brush control.
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