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Texas Bluegrass

Common Name: Texas Bluegrass
Species Name: Poa arachnifera
Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like
Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family
Tribe: Poeae, Bluegrass Tribe


Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Season	Cool
Distribution in the U.S.	Southeastern quarter, from the Carolinas to the Gulf coastal states and to Texas and Kansas
Distribution in Oklahoma	Western two-thirds of the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Leaf tips resemble the front of a boat
Floral
- Seed heads have woolly appearance
- Each spikelet has cobweb-like hairs at its base
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 20-70 centimeters
- Ligule Type: Hyaline-membranous
- Sheath: Glabrous
- Leaves: Basal
Floral Characteristics
- Inflorescence Type: Panicles
- Florets Per Spikelet: 4-7
- Glumes: Unequal


Habitat/Ecology
Soil Type	Various; sand, loam, clay
Habitat	Tallgrass prairie
Successional Stage	Mid to late