Species Detail Grasses

Plant - summer Granite Mtn - Tr 308		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Poa fendleriana - muttongrass Other Common Names: Fendler bluegrass, mutton bluegrass Plant Form: Grass Family: Poaceae
Plant - summer Granite Mtn - Tr 308


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	Grass Description - Glossary of Grass Terminology Origin: Native Season: Cool and Warm Habitat Description: Rocky slopes, open woodlands, and forested areas, on a broad range of soils. Common in the ponderosa pine forests of Northern Arizona. Plant Communities:Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest Elevation: 5000 - 11500 feet General Description Desc: Tufted, erect bunchgrass. Bunches vary from 1 to 12 inches in width. Seedheads 1 to 4 inches long and densely flowered. Occasionally with slender creeping rhizomes. Greens up in early spring and again in the fall if moisture is available. Identification Notes: Tufted perennial, stems to 30 inches tall. Blades usually inrolled. Seedhead of contracted branches of 3 to 15 spikelets of 5 to 8 florets (rarely 4). Male and female flowers mostly on separate plants. Grass Type: Perennial bunchgrass Rhizomes: Y Stolons: N Large Dense Clump (> 2 feet): N Bushy (highly branched): N Height with Seedheads: 12 to 24 inches Seedhead Structure: Branched - contracted Seedhead Droops: N Flowering Period: Apr - 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: Branches short, erect or erect and spreading. Spikelets have 5 to 8 florets (rarely 4). Vegetative Charcteristics Blade Hairy: N Blade with White Margins: N Blade Cross section: Flat or involute Blade Notes: Blades 2 to 12 inches long,usually folded, stiff, mostly basal. Sheath Hairy: Y Tuft of Hairs at top of Sheath or Collar: N Ligules: Membranous Auricles (Ear-like lobes at collar area: N Forage Value: Excellent for cattle and horses, good for sheep, elk and deer; value declines rapidly with maturity.


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