Pink pappusgrass
Pappophorum bicolor
Poaceae
Description
This is an erect bunchgrass with dark nodes and heavily veined leaves. Ligule is a ring of short hairs. The pinkish, narrow, loose panicle is 5 to 10 inches long. Each spikelet is borne on a pedicel and contains three to five pineapple-like florets, each with about twelve unequal awns.
Pink pappusgrass is a perennial, warm-season, native - 18 to 36 inches tall.
Fair grazing for livestock. Poor grazing for wildlife.
Habitat
Grows on sandy or gravelly soil, grassy plains, moist road right-of-ways, and open valleys.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Bunch grass, Grasses
Season: Warm
Distribution
: 02 - Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 06 - South Texas Plains, 07 - Edwards Plateau, 08 - Rolling Plains, 10 - Trans-Pecos
Distributions
Distribution refers to the ecological region in Texas that a plant has been found. You can also view a clickable map.
Book: Know Your Grasses (B-182)
Collection: Grasses
