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Silver Bluestem
Grass Family ( Poaceae : Andropogoneae )
Latin Name : Bothriochloa laguroides
(synonym: Bothriochloa saccharoides)
Longevity : Perennial
Season : Warm
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – poor
Livestock -fair
Remarks :
Sometimes considered a weedy type perennial. Leaves
tapering to a fine point, has adapted to a variety of
habitats. Seedheads are conspicuously hairy. Nodes
of this bluestem are not hairy. The plant stems grow
at alternating angles from each node giving the appearance
of a "zig-zag" stem from the base to the end
node. Ligule is membranous with two spurs on the
ends. Livestock will graze this plant for a few weeks
in the spring but little after the seedheads develop.
This grass will increase on sites that are grazed heavy
continuously. It is considered an invader on sites in
poor condition. Adapted to all of Texas, but grows best
on loamy soils underlain by limestone. Grows well on
clays and clay loams. Does not grow well on moist
sites.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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