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Coconino county Bowribbon meadow


Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Schedonnardus paniculatus - tumblegrass

Synonyms: Lepturus paniculatus, Muhlenbergia paniculata, Schedonnardus texanus
Plant Form: Grass

Family: Poaceae


   
 
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Seedhead stem
Coconino county Bowribbon meadow
John Kava
Seedhead stem
Coconino county Bowribbon meadow
John Kava
Seedhead stem
Coconino county Bowribbon meadow
John Kava
Seedhead
Coconino county Bowribbon meadow
John Kava
Seedhead
Coconino county Bowribbon meadow
John Kava
  Grass Description -   Glossary of Grass Terminology


Origin: Native    Season: Warm
Habitat Description: Open valleys and mesas and disturbed areas.
Plant Communities:Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 7000 feet


General Description

Desc: Low tufted bunchgrass that branches at the base. Seedhead is 1/2 or more of the total plant height, curved, rigid, with several very slender, widely divergent branches.
Identification Notes: Tufted perennial, stiff, slender stems. Leaves are mostly basal, flat, wavy or spirally twisted. One-flowered spikelets are directly attached in two rows to the seedhead stem. Seedhead matures to a loose spiral which breaks off and rolls with the wind.
Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass  Rhizomes: N  Stolons: N
Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N  Bushy (highly branched): Y
Height with Seedheads: 12 to 24 inches
Seedhead Structure: Branched - open and spreading  Seedhead Droops: N
Flowering Period: Jun - Sep
Flower Characteristics

Number of Flowers per Spikelet: One-flowered  Spikelets One-sided: N
Awns: Less than 1/4 inch   Three Awns: N  Awns Bent: N
Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead rigid, several slender, divergent branches. Spikelets alternate on opposite sides of the branches. The whole seedhead forms a loose spiral, breaking off and rolling in the wind.
Vegetative Charcteristics

Blade Hairy: N    Blade with White Margins: N    Blade Cross section: Flat or involute
Blade Notes: Blades 3/4 to 2 inches long, thin and twisted in a spiral upon drying.
Sheath Hairy: N    Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: N    Ligules: Membranous
Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: N

Forage Value: Poor to worthless for livestock and wildlife.


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