Plains Bristlegrass

  LATIN NAMESetaria vulpiseta LONGEVITYPerennial SEASONWarm ORIGINNative DETAILS• Only has one bristle below each seed. The stems branch at the base and the nodes. Hairs are located just below the stem nodes.• Leaf blades are often folded and rough.• Growth starts mid-spring; flowers from May to September.• May produce more than one seed crop, depending on available moisture.• Good seed producer, and reproduces from seeds and tillers.• Cannot withstand heavy grazing; it usually does not occur in dense stands.• Adapted to prairies, dry woods, and rocky slopes, as well as in open shade of brush and small trees where it is protected from livestock.• Most abundant in alkaline soils, along gullies and streams. QUALITY TRAITS