Indiangrass – Plant

LATIN NAME
Sorghastrum nutans

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Warm

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

• One of the highly desired “big four” tall grasses.
• Easily identified by the unique auricles at the base of the leaf; they look like rabbit ears.
• Readily grazed by all livestock.
• Adapted to fertile, moist soils from heavy clays to sands on prairies, savannas, and meadows.
• Good nesting cover for quail and turkey and fawning cover for deer.

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