Vinemesquite
Panicum obtusum
Poaceae
Description
Produces by long, tough stolons that take root at the woolly nodes. The erect, flattened stem joints are slick. The top leaf blade clings closely to the narrow seed head. Seeds turn from green to brown with maturity.
Vinemesquite is a perennial, warm-season, native - 12 to 30 inches tall.
Good grazing for livestock. Fair grazing for wildlife.
Habitat
Grows along banks of streams or ditches, on bottomlands, and in depressions of highly productive soils.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Stem Texture: Hairless/Smooth
Growth Habit: Grasses, Sod grass
Season: Warm
Distribution
: 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
