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PINEYWOODS DROPSEED
Sporobolus junceus
Grass Family (Poaceae). Pineywoods dropseed is a native, warm‑season, perennial bunch grass. The height ranges from 2 to 3 feet. The leaf blade is primarily basal, less than 1/6 inch wide, and 8 to 15 inches long with a distinctive blue green color. A few hairs occur at the base and the upper blade rolls inward, resembling a long pine needle. The leaf sheath is rounded and longer than the internodes. The seedhead has an open panicle that is bronze to purple in color and 4 to 6 inches long with branches in regular whorls around the stem. 1 to 3 seed stalks are produced from each bunch.
It grows during the late winter and spring. Vegetative growth is generally completed when the seedheads appear in late April and May. It grows mostly in shaded areas and is adapted to fairly well-drained sandy loam soils. It sel-dom grows on wet or flooded sites.
