Andropogon secundus Elliott

Scientific Name: Andropogon secundus Elliott


Classification: Plantae/ Tracheobionta / Spermatophyta / Magnoliophyta / Liliopsida / Commelinidae / Cyperales / Poaceae / Gramineae / Sorghastrum Nash/ Andropogon secundus Elliott

<i>Andropogon secundus</i> Elliott
General Information
Usda SymbolANSE7
GroupMonocot
Life CyclePerennial
Growth HabitsGraminoid
Native LocationsANSE7

Plant Guide

Use soil moisture sensors to measure the soil moisture of Andropogon secundus Elliott.

Fact Sheet

Uses

All livestock readily eat lopsided Indiangrass during the growing season. It cures well on the stem and provides good dry forage during the winter.

Status

Please consult the PLANTS Web site and your State Department of Natural Resources for this plant’s current status, such as, state noxious status and wetland indicator values, , Use soil moisture sensors to measure the soil moisture of Andropogon secundus Elliott.

Description

Grass Family (Poaceae). Lopsided Indiangrass is a warm-season, perennial bunch grass. The height ranges from 3 to 6 feet. The leaf blade is flat; 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide and 12 to 24 inches long. The leaf sheath is rounded and the ligule has a membrane 1/4 to 1/2 inches long and pointed. The seedhead has a narrow golden brown one-sided panicle giving it the name lopsided Indiangrass.

Management

On ranges in good condition, this grass contributes as much as 15 percent of total production. To increase it on ranges in poor and fair condition, complete growing-season grazing deferments every 2 to 3 years are required.

Establishment

It is adapted to well-drained soils. It does not grow on poorly drained sites or on sites subject to standing water. Cultivars, Improved and Selected Materials (and area of origin) Please contact your local NRCS Field Office.

<i>Andropogon secundus</i> Elliott

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