Species Detail Grasses

Plant - fall Willow Dells Tr		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Panicum bulbosum - bulb panicgrass Synonyms: Panicum bulbosum var. minor, Panicum plenum, Zuloagaea bulbosa and others see SEINET. Other Common Names: bulb panicum Plant Form: Grass Family: Poaceae
Plant - fall Willow Dells Tr


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	Grass Description - Glossary of Grass Terminology Origin: Native Season: Warm Habitat Description: Rolling hills and rocky canyon slopes, mostly on riverbanks and moist mountain slopes; often in woodlands and pine forests. Plant Communities:Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian Elevation: 4000 - 8000 feet General Description Desc: A tall leafy grass with erect stems and bulbous swellings at the base, 20 to 48 inches tall. Seedheads well exerted above blades and pyramidal. Identification Notes: Tufted perennial with short knotty rhizomes, stems thickened, bulbous at the base. Seedhead open, loose and pyramidal, purple in the sun, spikelets rounded and 2-flowered. First glume much shorter than second. Sheaths hairy at the collar. Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass Rhizomes: Y Stolons: N Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N Bushy (highly branched): N Height with Seedheads: Greater than 36 inches Seedhead Structure: Branched - open and spreading Seedhead Droops: N Flowering Period: Jul - Oct Flower Characteristics Number of Flowers per Spikelet: Multi-flowered Spikelets One-sided: N Awns: Absent Three Awns: N Awns Bent: N Flower and Seedhead Notes: Seedhead 4 to 16 inches long, lower branches spreading, branchlets and spikelet stems appressed. Spikelets 2-flowered, one sterile, one fertile. Glumes unequal, 1st glume shorter. Lemma tapers to a point. Vegetative Charcteristics Blade Hairy: Y Blade with White Margins: N Blade Cross section: Flat Blade Notes: Blades flat and thin, up to 24 inches long. Blades may be smooth or slightly hairy. Sheath Hairy: Y Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: Y Ligules: Hairy Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: N Forage Value: Fair to poor. Stems become very woody when mature.


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