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 |
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