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Panicum obtusum

Authority Kunth Family Liliopsida:Commelinidae:Cyperales:Gramineae Synonyms Common names vine mesquite grass Editor Ecocrop code 8281

Notes
DESCRIPTION: A grass reaching 15-70 cm in height. It has long stolons, up to 3 m, with swollen, hairy nodes. The seeds are brownish and rounded and occur along a narrow up to 12 cm long seed-head. GROWING PERIOD: Perennial. USE: It is a good grass for livestock and withstands heavy grazing. It provides effective erosion control due to its rhizomatous and stoloniferous characteristics. COMMON NAMES: Vine mesquite, Vine mesquitegrass. FURTHER INF: It is found in shortgrass prairie, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and desert grasslands of the southern United States and northern Mexico. In Texas and southwestern United States it can be found at elevations between 300-2440 m. Typically found in wet, clayey soils that periodically become dry. It increases in response to fire.
Sources
SOURCES Roecklein J 1987 pp 189 [USE, TEXT, DRA] Duke J 1979 pp 95 [TEMP, RAIN, PH] Duke J 1975 pp 23 [TEMP, RAIN, PH]