Texas 4h plant list - Grasses A-C

Texas 4-H Master Plant List

Grass Quiz

Open Panicle Inflorescence

Robust root system

Very small seeds

Part of the dropseed family.

ALKALI SACATON

PWNPF

BAHIAGRASS

PWIPF

Inflorescence usually has2 branches (sometimes 3) -3-5 inches

Purple rhizomes

BARNYARDGRASS

AWIPP

Broad leaves up to 1 inch wide

Inflorescence with 8-15 branches;That may have awns.

Beaked Panicum

PWNFG

Open panicle 5-10in W by 10-18 in H

Seed are curved like a “beak”

Scaly rhizomes

Bermudagrass

PWIPGStoloniferous

Inflorescence: 3-6 branches; thin

Big Bluestem

PWNPG

Tall – 6-7 ft.

Inflorescence: 3-5 branches (turkey foot)

Hair on leaves and stem ONLY when young

Black grama

PWNGG

Fuzzy – slick stems

Stolons

Grama inflorescence

Blue grama

PWNGG

No black dots on inflor.

No “stinger” on inflor.

Inflor. looks like an eyebrow

Broomsedge bluestem

PWNPP

Flat base

Bunchgrass

Thick (like a broom) silver inflor.

Brownseed paspalum

PWNFF

Limousin eye seed (dark with light ring)

Inflor. 3-7 branches

Round seeds

Buffalograss

PWNFG

Stolons

Short (6-12inches tall)

Inflor. Branches 2-3; short

Buffelgrass

PWIPG

Burrograss

PWNPP

Bush muhly

PWNPG

Short internodes

Tad pole seeds

California cottontop

Green seeds with thickCotton-like hair

Canada wildrye

PCNFG

Inflor.: makes V shapeLong awns (cold in canada)