''Sporobolus junceus'' is a species of
grass
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...
known by the common name pineywoods dropseed.
It is native to the southern United States.
[''Sporobolus junceus''.]
Grass Manual Treatment.
This perennial bunchgrass has stems up to a meter tall. The leaves are up to 30 centimeters long and are flat or rolled.
[ They are blue-green in color.][''Sporobolus junceus''.]
USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet. The panicle
A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...
is pyramidal in shape with spreading branches. They are lined with purplish or reddish spikelets.[
This grass species is sometimes grazed by livestock, but it is not one of the more palatable grasses. It increases in abundance as the better grasses are consumed, and it indicates a pasture that is declining in quality.][
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References
External links
NatureServe
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