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 Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Blade Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Seedhead Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Seedhead Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Sheath enclosing seedhead Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Sheath and ligule Willow Dells TrSue Smith |
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Origin: Native Season: Warm
Habitat Description: Grows in open areas, particulary common in moist, disturbed sites such as fields, pastures, roadsides, and waste places.
Plant Communities:Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 4900 - 8000 feet
Desc:
Stems erect or spreading at the base, often much branched. Stems are hairy at their nodes.
Identification Notes: Annual, highly branched, stems spread from the base. Seedhead open, spreading, often partially in the sheath, falling intact when mature. Spikelets rounded, 2-flowered and reddish-purple in color. Blades hairy, flat. Ligule membranous with stiff hairs.
Grass Type: Annual Rhizomes: N Stolons: N
Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N Bushy (highly branched): N
Height with Seedheads: 24 to 36 inches
Seedhead Structure: Branched - open and spreading Seedhead Droops: N
Flowering Period: Jul - Oct
Number of Flowers per Spikelet: Multi-flowered Spikelets One-sided: N
Awns: Absent Three Awns: N Awns Bent: N
Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedheads large and dome-shaped, often more than half the length of the plant and often hidden in the sheaths. Mature seedhead breaks away from the plant as a unit, becoming a tumbleweed. Spikelets reddish-purple, 2-flowered, with one fertile floret.
Blade Hairy:
Y
Blade with White Margins:
N
Blade Cross section:
Flat or folded
Blade Notes:
Blades 8 to 10 inches long, flat or folded and hairy on both surfaces.
Sheath Hairy:
Y
Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar:
N
Ligules:
Membranous and hairy
Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area:
N
Forage Value:
Not available.
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