Yellow Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Poaceae
Description
Stems grow from short, scaly rhizomes. The nodes are fuzzy. The leaf blades are wide and long with a long ligule that resembles rabbit ears when dry. The panicle is 8 to 12 inches long and bronze to yellow in color. The awns are about 1/2 inch long with a bend in the middle. They are closely twisted before the bend.
Yellow Indiangrass is a perennial, warm-season, native - 36 to 96 inches tall.
Good grazing for livestock. Fair grazing for wildlife.
Habitat
Grows on bottomland and in protected places and is a premier grass of the tallgrass prairie.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Stem Texture: Hairy
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, 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
