(PLS) Sand Love Grass (Eragrostis Trichodes) A member of the Grass Family (Poaceae). Sand lovegrass is a warm-season, short-lived, perennial bunch grass. The height ranges from 2-1/2 to 5 feet. The leaf blade is flat. It is narrow and rolls inward under dry conditions, giving a threadlike appearance. The leaf sheath is rounded, nearly as long as the internodes, and hairy an inch or so below collar. The seedhead has a large open and purplish panicle and spikelets mostly 4 to 6 flowered. Grows on deep sands and sandy loam soils It is grazed by livestock and sometimes cut for hay. After stems are grazed, they become stiff and harsh to touch.

 

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