Tumblegrass

[Schedonnardus paniculatus (Nutt.) Trel.]

Poaceae (Grass Family)

▲▼ mature plants

▲▼ inflorescence

▲ stem base

▲ligule and collar region

Tumblegrass:  (pp. 458-459, Weeds of the Great Plains—not in Weeds of the Northeast)

·         warm-season perennial bunch grass with large, branched panicles

·         foliage is light green, with flattened stem bases and folded leaves

·         found in fertile, well-drained to dry soils; can tolerate fairly close mowing

·         not long-lived nor deep rooted, so not good for permanent sods