Giant Dropseed – Plant

LATIN NAME
Calamovilfa gigantea

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Warm

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

• Large (36-80 in.), coarse perennial with stout, creeping rhizomes.
• Provides good quality forage for livestock. The foliage cures well and it is used for winter forage.
• Use by wildlife is not documented.
• Adapted to deep sands, especially sand dunes.
• May establish into large colonies and dominate the site.

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