Saccharum alopecuroides
Saccharum alopecuroides, commonly known as silver plumegrass, is a species of perennial grass found in North America.
Description
Saccharum alopecuroides is a grass species with purplish culms that reach a height of up to with blades reaching a length of. Panicles are white to brown in color, reaching a length between, with nodes and internodes that are commonly glabrous. When grain is produced it is ellipsoid in shape, reddish in color, and in length.This species possesses fibrous roots.
Distribution and habitat
Within the United States, S. alopecuroides can be found from New Jersey to Florida and westward to Texas through Indiana.This species can be found in environments such as in fields, along and inside woodlands, and along roadsides.