Sandhills Plant Identification
Plant M Characteristics:
- Warm season grass
- Rhizomes
- Perennial
- Long tapering leaves
- Hair on sheath and collar
- Dark on back side of leaf at collar
- White lines on outside of leaves
- Flat 2D shape
- Tall grass, whitish seedhead
- Excellent forage value
Plant N Characteristics:
- Forb
- Perennial
- Low forage value
- Large, serrated leaves
- Round seeds develop in fall at top of plant
- May cause allergies from pollen
- Seeds are good forage for wildlife- birds, grouse, turkey, and deer
- Rhizomatous
- Leaf surface covered with short stiff hairs