Native Grass Possibly??

[letemgrow]

I have quite a bit of this on my property and it is def not big blue, little blue, switch, indian, prairie drop seed, side oats or anything native that I know of. What may it be?? The seed head never seems to fully deploy so to speak.

[Jef Hodges]

Tall dropseed (Sporobolus asper). Typical on poorer soils, possible indicator of historic heavy grazing.

[letemgrow]

Originally Posted by Jef Hodges

Tall dropseed (Sporobolus asper). Typical on poorer soils, possible indicator of historic heavy grazing.

Thanks!! From all the tree plantings I have done, this looks to have the poorest soils on the farm so that would explain it.

[THE, LLC]

Looks like broomsage to me.

[letemgrow]

Originally Posted by THE, LLC

Looks like broomsage to me.

It is def not the broomsedge that I know, the seeds are all at the top and are hard. broomsedge has fluffy seeds up and down the stalk. Unless there is a broomsedge that I do not know.

[THE, LLC]

That's the same one.

[gadeerwoman]

Not sure of the biological name but it's what we always called southern broomsedge when I was growing up too. Fields used to be full of it. Liming heavily will get rid of it. Usually a sign of a low ph soil. I remember making broom heads to sweep the front walk out of the stuff.

[HabitatMD]

I can assure Mr. Hodges knows what it is. Maybe its called something else down South. But it definitely is not what I've been calling broomsedge, although the pics of the stems shows a resemblance.

[Bigger Bucks]

Broomsedge! BB