or corms at the base of the stems. The leaves have long, silky hairs on the upper surface and are thicker near the collar. The wide crown is dense. (Paspalum notatum) This 8- to 16-inch tall bunchgrass with erect stems often has thick, scaly rhizomes. The inflorescence It is woolly at the base with a smooth sheath and has spreading awns 2 to 3½ inches long. For more information on the characteristics, establishment and management of pasture varieties. It is a perennial, warm, native grass that provides poor grazing for wildlife; fair grazing for livestock. tall. There are no auricles. It is a perennial, warm native that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. It greens up readily after rain, turns ashy gray and coarse during drouth and grows in bunches in flats and heavy soils in areas 6 through 10. News legume and grass pastures, the grasses reduce the danger from bloat, Figure 19a. that usually has an awn-like point at the top. auricles. The seed head contains three to eight narrow spikes. Male and female plants grow in separate patches or colonies, Female plants bear seed in bur-like clusters among the leaves, while the male plants have a 2- or 3-spiked flag-like seedhead. (Hymenoxys odorata) This many-branched plant varies in height from 4 to 24 inches tall. collar is broad and slightly divided by the midrib. It has dark-green leaves and somewhat purplish inflorescences, It has compound leaves, with 11 to 17 leaflets on a central leaf branch. It is also hairy on both upper and lower surfaces. They are often Cones are nearly sessile and 11/2 to 5 inches long. The glumes are nearly equal—5/32 inch. The panicle is 8 to 12 inches long and bronze to yellowish with ½-inch awns, bent once and closely twisted to the bend. Leaves are in 3 leaflets with scented foliage. (Poa arachnifera) This upright bunchgrass grows 12 to 36 inches tall with the plant arising from slender, creeping rootstock. It is managed best in a pure stand and grows on sandy soils in areas 1, 3, 6, 8, 9 and 10. Flowers are greenish and give rise to two to four smooth pods about 1½ inches long. (Paspalum setaceum) This grass grows 15 to 40 inches tall with spreading stems growing from a small base. (Xanthocephalum dracunculoides) This annual plant has a single stem 15 to 30 inches tall, branching near the top to form a uniform crown with small, yellow flowers. It grows on dry, rocky or sandy soils in areas 1 through 10. The 2 to 4 rooster comb-like spikes have a stinger. The sheath is split with the margins overlapping at It decreases with overgrazing and is perennial, warm native that provides poor grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. (Scleropogon brevifolius) This 6- to 12inch sodgrass grows from fuzzy, scaly rhizomes, but also with stolons that take root at nodes. Black grama is a good source of vitamin A during winter. source of nutrition before it matures. barbinodis) This coarse bunchgrass grows 23 to 52 inches tall with stems that are usually erect, but sometimes bent at the base. Seedheads of 2 or 3 racemes are formed on long, slender stems. (Ilex vomitoria) This low growing, evergreen shrub has branches up to 20 feet tall. The female resembles a threeawn and varies from pale green to reddish purple. Figure 21a. Grass Species (Creeping Red Fescue). The inflorescence is 2 to 4 inches long, purplish to white, with single, short-awned florets borne on short pedicels. Leaves are in fascicles of two to three, mostly twos, and 3 to 5 inches long, slender and yellow green, Flowers vary in color, with the male purple and the female a pale rose. It is shiny on the under-surface. it has short rhizomes and may be weakly creeping. Flowers are blue with a white spot in each. The long leaves are dark green and grasslike. It grows in areas 2 through 10 and is an annual, warm native that provides good grazing for wildlife and poor grazing for livestock. 4, below). The outer bristles are shorter, the inner as long as the spikelet. Leaves are 2 to 5 inches long with deep serrations along the margins. with fertile, well-drained soils. Stems are hollow. It grows mostly on upland woodland and invades overgrazed ranges in areas 1, 2, 3 and 6. Auricles are basal leaves distinguish this grass from smooth bromegrass. It grows in areas 1 through 10 and is a perennial, warm, introduced grass that provides fair grazing for wildlife and livestock. It is the most abundant native winter grass in Texas and grows on bottomland soil and mesquite flats in areas 1 through 10. It grows in areas 7 through 10 and is a perennial, warm native that provides poor grazing for and is poisonous to wildlife and livestock. The ligule is a short, finely toothed membrane. and forms an open sod. A large, coarse grass noted for its ability to grow Flowers are produced on a fragrant, yellow, fluffy ball with many clusters of yellow stamens. Older leaves are fine and alternate along the branch stems. Leaves are light green and divided into three to seven segments that may be hairy or nearly smooth. The lead blade, when held Yellow Indiangrass is a perennial, warm native that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. Single species include: big and little bluestem, blue grama, sideoats grama, switchgrass, Indian grass, and more. First leaves usually are lanceolate and form along the main stem, shedding when the crown begins to develop. Under certain growth conditions, it produces prussic acid which is poisonous to livestock. Rough leaf edges, short ligules and claw-like auricles. summer and retains its feed quality after being frosted. (Axonopus affinis) This sodgrass grows 12 to 30 inches tall, with flat stems and stolons and bearing flat, short, rounded blades. The leaf sheath has fine, parallel veins that are smooth to hairy. The yellow-green collar is broad and divided This annual, cool, introduced legume grows in areas 2 through 7 and 10 and provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. The leaves are 3 to 5 inches long and flat; they do not clasp the stem firmly. The inflorescence is 2½ to 6 inches long with each spikelet as a one-flowered bur with the bristle united at the base. Spikelets overlap on short pedicels and are 4- to 8flowered. cm long and flat with a sharp, pointed tip. (Paspalum plicatulum) This 18to 36-inch tall bunchgrass has purplish, compressed culms and sheaths. (Xanthocephalum Sarothrae) This many-branched, semi-woody based plant has erect stems 9 to 18 inches tall. (Acacia rigiduia) This shrubby tree grows up to 12 feet tall and produces limbs from a central trunk. Leaves are alternate, coming directly out of the stems. The mass of growth often resembles a bird’s nest. The blade is 2-5 mm wide, 2-10 Many small, yellow flowers appear in late summer. Figure 14a. Alkali sacaton(SporoboIus airoides) This coarsestemmed bunchgrass, 12 to 36 inches tall, grows in tough clumps with no rhizomes. Foliage is straw yellow when mature. 1 Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice Two types of pasture swaps were recorded, namely; 'cooperation' between private ranches (PRs) and GRs and trading in pastures or pasture leasing. Leaves are thick, hairy or bristly and graygreen in color, Seed are borne along a central stem 2 to 6 inches long at the apex of the plant. It is a perennial, warm native that provides good grazing for wildlife and livestock. The sheath can be: The blade is the upper, non-clasping part of the leaf. The choice of pasture species is important to maximise the productivity and profitability of Western Australian farms. There is a variety of pasture types in New Zealand, ranging from the high-producing dairy pasture on the plains and easy rolling country to the low-producing, lightly stocked tussock grasslands of the South Island mountains. Dark-green, very slender and bristle-like leaves; It can also offer clues to a grass's identity. The sheath has a distinct tuft of hair at the throat. species. It decreases with heavy grazing and is a perennial, cool native that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. Batiki grass (Ischaemum aristatum)- see Photo 1. So selecting the best type of grass available is an important choice to make. It is adapted for vegetational areas 2, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and is a perennial, warm, native grass that provides poor grazing for wildlife; fair grazing for livestock. Click for a hub of Extension resources related to the current COVID-19 situation. (Eragrostis curvula) This erect bunchgrass grows 24 to 48 inches tall with an erect seed stalk and narrow, drooping, coarse blades. It is a perennial, cool native that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. (Quercus virginiana) This 30- to 50-foot tall evergreen has many branches along its strong, central trunk. (Medicago sativa) Stems grow 16 to 30 inches tall from a crown. the bottom. Each spikelet is borne on a footstalk and contains three to five pineapple shaped florets, each with about 12 unequal awns. The auricles are 0.5-1.5 mm long and usually blunt but sometimes claw Learn how to identify invasive, noxious, and sometimes poisonous, pasture weeds that commonly infest horse pastures. long and flat but may be slightly folded or rolled lengthwise, and (Stipa leucotricha) This bunchgrass grows 12 to 24 inches tall, sometimes as taIl as 42 inches. Leaves are very slender, attached directly to the stem and pointed: Upper leaves often are folded against the stem, making the plant look like a skeleton plant. Dark green blades are beset with short, bristly, white hairs and are rough on both sides. collar divided by the midribs distinguish meadow foxtail from timothy. The long, extended, nodding panicles have three to five racemes, with long hairs at the axils. The ligule is a very short membrane. It grows on a variety of soils from sands to clays and decreases with heavy grazing. point tip. The ligule is a Figure 12a. The blade is 4-12 The sheath is split. The seed are reddish. Upper leaves near the flower head are not lobed. The stems Stems have a feel similar to a lead pencil at the base. It is prominently ridged on the upper surface, and the midrib torreyana) This 18- to 42-inch tall bunchgrass usually grows from an inclined base with no rhizomes, The leafy, bent stems are smooth with white nodes and a fuzzy, white terminal panicle with short, awned spikelets. The collar is V-shaped and divided by It is short-lived despite its name. Seeds are set in a cup having a ring-like base and fall, leaving a fuzzy zig-zag stem. Each flower head is top-shaped, Broom snakeweed grows in areas 2, 5, 8, 9 and 10 and is a perennial, warm native that provides fair grazing for wildlife; poor grazing for and is poisonous to livestock. is distinct on the bottom side. All plant parts are poisonous, both green and dry. Flower branches have yellow flowers. collar is narrow and divided at the midrib. Bitter sneezeweed grows in areas 1 through 8 and when grazed causes a bitter taste to milk. blade is 6-15 mm wide, 10-30 cm long and flat with a sharp-pointed Lower leaves are opposite, lobed and compound; upper leaves are less compound and often entire. Rural like to know the last modified date for this page, please contact The twice compounded leaves have eight to 16 divisions with each having 10 to 20 pairs of small, sensitive leaflets. PASTURE CONSIDERATIONS: Generally, pasture mixtures ontaining perennial c The fruiting head is a central stem with many shorter, fruit-bearing stems. Flowers are like a morningglory except smaller— about 1 inch across and white with a slightly pink cast, especially on the inside. a boat-shaped tip. characteristics of various forage types is provided in Table 7. Knotroot bristlegrass grows on open ground, cultivated soil and moist places in areas 1 through 10. Plants are 2 to 2 ½ feet tall with green to blue-green leaves, rhizomatous and provide good ground cover. Tall fescue is grown for pasture, hay, silage and as a companion crop with other forage grass varieties and legumes. Sand sage is a perennial, warm native that grows in areas 8, 9 and 10 and provides poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. 60-125 cm tall. (Pappophorum bicolor) This 18- to 36-inch tall bunchgrass is erect with dark nodes and heavily veined leaves. a high number of light-green, hairy leaves. (Erioneuron pilosum) This low, tufted grass grows 4 to 12 inches tall and usually has only one node above the basal cluster of leaves. First-last grazing describes how two different livestock types or groups with different nutritional requirements may efficiently utilize pasture. The blade is 4-12 mm wide, 15-40 stiff spike with each little spikelet placed flat-wise on the central Pods have divisions between the seeds and are reddish brown when ripe. Plants are free of hairs. The The blue-black berry has a waxy, white bloom. Leaves are silvery white, oblong to linear with wavy margins. Tanglehead grows on rocky hills and ridges in areas 2, 6, 7 and 10 and is a perennial, warm native that provides poor grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. Seed pods are cylindrical, 11/2 to 3 inches long and turn dark brown or black when mature. round or flat (Figure 8, below). It is found in all vegetational areas except 1 and 3, is a perennial, warm native and is rated poor grazing for livestock and wildlife. It is a perennial, warm native that provides fair grazing for wildlife and livestock. This grass, preferred by cattle, decreases with overgrazing, matures seed in fall and grows mostly in bottomland in areas 1 through 10, This perennial, warm native provides poor grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. The drawings on the following pages It grows in meadows and valleys, especially in alkaline soil. sheaths, clasping auricles and a short ligule; and a tough sod full Seed turn dark brown and shiny when ripe. The blade is 5-12 mm Below is an introductory description of some pasture varieties Which are currently used in the. A growth shaped like a fist and thumb and covered with soft hairs grows at the base of each leaf branch. show things to check when looking at each of these plant parts. The The short, soft awns along the sides of the seed head This grass, which increases on overstocked ranges and sterile soil, grows in semi-arid plains and valleys in areas 7, 8, 9 and 10. The light brown seed has a single, twisted, bent awn, 2½ to 4 inches long, and a barbed callus in the base; hence, it is sometimes called speargrass. Use No-Till Drill Seeding. from the inner surface of the collar between the leaf blade and This perennial, cool native provides poor grazing and is poisonous for all classes of animals. flabelliformis) This low growing shrub, up to 10 feet tall, has many branches. the tall ligule and the absence of auricles. Its tall, coarse growth, the prominently ribbed leathery Seeds furnish some food for ground birds. The sheath is split part way and covered with fine The edges are rough, and rusty-red colour at maturity. The runners are long, wiry, rough-feeling and have hair at the nodes (buffalograss is smooth). Switchgrass grows in areas 1 through 10 as a perennial, warm native that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. The blade is 2-6 mm wide, 5-15 cm long and V-shaped, with a sharp-pointed The hairy blades and sheaths, and the many, drooping The collar is narrow The stems are round and A bluish-green grass commonly found in run-down pastures. This causes an amino acid deficiency that can be seen as a poor hair coat, a hay belly, poor top line, unsoundness and illness. Hall panicum grows in all areas except 1 and is a perennial, warm native that provides fair grazing for livestock and wildlife. It is thick and leathery, very smooth Leaves have whitish margins and are abruptly pointed at the tip. (Medicago polymorpha var. (Hilaria belangeri) This pale green, sodforming grass grows 4 to 10 inches tall with creeping surface runners which take root at the leafy nodes. Soil pH should be at least 6.0. Grass pastures can supply good yields of quality feed, and the wide selection of grass species means that there is a grass to suit almost any growing condition or management need. The seedhead has many small, yellow flowers that are very showy in late summer, The flower petals tend to turn backward and have fewer bracts at the base of the flower. Branches are rigid and rather brittle, especially with age. The seasonal effects on nutrient composition are illustrated with columns titled spring, summer, and fall. The reddish flowers are tinged with purple and the hairy leaves and seed pods give the plant a silvery appearance. The ligule is a thin membrane that is toothed at the (Bothriochloa ischaemum var. The stems are round and 90-150 cm tall. all directions. It is a perennial, warm native that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. In late spring, the white, persistent glumes resemble oats after the awned seeds have fallen. (Chloris verticillata) This erect grass grows 4 to 20 inches tall from a tufted, decumbent base. Six to eight woolly-based, bell-shaped spikes are attached to each wavy seed stem; hence, the old name “bell grama.” Three to five seeds are in each spike. Selecting a type of la wn grass, pasture or turf grass is a long term decision as grass can live a long time -- perhaps even decades. It grows on a wide variety of soils in areas 4 through 10. Our work makes a difference, in the lives of Texans and on the economy. Clusters of 2 to 4 spikelets grow along the main seed stem and have 3 spreading awns up to 1 inch long, with two bending horizontally about midpoint. browser. It invades sandy soil, overgrazed and blown-out areas in areas 2 through 10. Stems are wiry with slightly rough leaves. This grass grows in vegetational areas 1 and 2 in sites with adequate moisture and is a perennial, warm, introduced forage and hay grass that provides fair grazing for livestock but poor grazing for wildlife. The flat stems and the coarsely tufted panicle. It grows on upland, sandy soils and invades all overgrazed sites in areas 1 through 10. green grass forms large (10-40 cm diameter), dense bunches, even The inflorescence is a dense, cylindrical panicle, 2 to 2½ inches long. Grass Leaf blades are flat, erect and straight until near maturity. It grows in areas 2, 3 and 6 and is an annual, cool native that provides poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. Panicles are narrow, contracted, dense, mostly 2½ to 5 inches long, often partially enclosed and with numerous branches, mostly 11/2to 31/2inches long. The stems are flat The ligule is a white membrane that sometimes tears Grass Species (Meadow Foxtail). (SporoboIus airoides) This coarsestemmed bunchgrass, 12 to 36 inches tall, grows in tough clumps with no rhizomes. (Quercus stellata) This 30- to 60-foot-tall tree has a few large branches and a rounded crown. Leaves are arrow-shaped, slender, have short stems, are not scalloped on the margin and are pointed or nearly so at the tip. This deep Leaves are alternate, long and narrow, are entire or sparingly indented on the margin, taper at the base and are fairly pointed at the tip. that is very tall. Spikelets are in pairs on short pedicels and look like four rows of seed. (Astragalus mollissimus) This branched plant produces decumbent stems 6 to 18 inches long from a woody base. Flowers are white and fruits are bright red, Yaupon grows in areas 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 and is a perennial, cool and warm native that provides good grazing for wildlife; fair grazing for livestock. (Cenchrus myosuroides) This 36- to 60-inch tall bunchgrass has smooth stout stems growing from a decumbent base. The pinkish, narrow, loose panicle is 5 to 10 inches long. This palatable forb grows in areas 2 through 10 and is a perennial, cool native that provides good grazing for wildlife and livestock. Nearly all of the 1- to 2-inch-long leaves are separated into 3 slender parts, all about the same length. It forms an open sod. Taller growing types will tend to be shorter lived and will need to be reseeded periodically. Rate Program, Agricultural Information The long, slender blades have hairs at the throat. brownish, blunt-tipped rhizomes covered with brown, scale-like sheaths The ligule is a very short membrane. at each node of the central axis. It grows from seed in winter, providing early forage. Figure 15a. are no auricles. The panicle often is infested with a black fungus, hence the name. top. It is a perennial, warm native that provides poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. Leaves are elliptical to oblong, 2 to 5 inches long, rounded on the tip, dark green and somewhat hairy on the under surface. It is finely hairy. There are no Three leaflets come from the same point of the apex end of the leaf branch. Leaflets are distinctly veined, rounded and slightly toothed around the entire margin. It grows in areas 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7. to suit almost any growing condition or management need. The sheaths usually are smooth but the lower ones can be hairy. The oval to oblong shaped leaves are ½ to 1½ inches long, are entire or shallow toothed. The spikelets are greenish-yellow, very slick and shiny in appearance and are borne on the tip end of rather long seed branches. Quack grass is a common component in most pastures and is a good (Bouteloua rigidiseta) This tufted grass grows 5 to 12 inches tall with a few erect stems and smooth, dark nodes. hallii) This 12- to 24-inch tall grass grows in small, erect tufts and has slick, flat, green blades. The panicle is 2 to 5 inches long with white, purplish hairs exceeding the spikelets in length, giving the entire seedhead a cottony appearance. The leaves usually are hairless but sometimes have minute hairs. The flat seedhead usually is awnless. Flowers are white. membrane (Figure 7, below). The spikelets have three short, rough awns. The panicle is erect, but nodding with maturity. The flowers are inconspicuous. 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