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