LATIN NAME
Eragrostis trichodes
SEASON
Warm
ORIGIN
Native
DETAILS
• The seedhead of this grass is very large, often half the size of the entire plant.
• The flat leaves are wider than the other lovegrasses. Leaf sheaths are hairy at the top.
• Starts growth in the spring 2 or more weeks earlier than other warm-season grasses; reproduces from seeds and tillers.
• Excellent grazing for all classes of livestock during the spring and early summer, fair to good after maturity.
• Cures well; furnishes good grazing in the fall and winter months.
• Adapted to prairies, open woods, and distributed sites; most abundant on deep sands and sandy loam soils, although it is sometimes found on fine-textured soils.
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