Tumblegrass
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Poaceae
Description
This low, tufted bunchgrass has scythe-shaped culms that turn downward. Sheaths are overlapping and flattened. The spirally, twisting blades have white margins. The panicle is pale green to purple with one to five spikes. When mature it breaks off and tumbles in the wind. The spikelets have one flower, are embedded in the rachis, and grow in two rows on one side of the slender seed stem.
Tumblegrass is a perennial, warm-season, native - 8 to 25 inches tall.
Poor grazing for both livestock and wildlife.
Habitat
Grows on sandy soil and increases on overgrazed and mismanaged areas.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Stem Texture: Hairless/Smooth
Growth Habit: Bunch grass, Grasses
Season: Warm
Distribution
: 01 - Pineywoods, 02 - Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 03 - Post Oak Savannah, 04 - Blackland Prairies, 05 - Cross Timbers and Prairies, 06 - South Texas Plains, 07 - Edwards Plateau, 08 - Rolling Plains, 09 - High Plains, 10 - Trans-Pecos
Distributions
Distribution refers to the ecological region in Texas that a plant has been found. You can also view a clickable map.
Book: Know Your Grasses (B-182)
Collection: Grasses
