Grass Identification

Angleton Bluestem purplish stems with light fuzz around each node. Stems are “runners” that run along the ground

Blue Panicum stems like a tree with a bamboo like stalk. Has alternating seed head pattern

Buffelgrass seed head that looks like fuzzy pipecleaner but soft and has many awns coming from each seed.

Bermudagrass has a seed head with 3 to 4 narrow spiklets and has “runner” type roots.

Concho velvety leaves and seeds that look like tiny watermelons.

Durban Crowfoot seed heads that look like a birds foot. Spiklets can range from 3 to 5 per stem.

Guineagrass looks very similar to johnsongrass. Seeds on the seed head are much smaller and the bottom spiklets are whorled and then start alternating.

Hooded Windmillgrass The seed heads consist of 6 to 9 spiklets and looks like an up-side-down spider.

Johnsongrass very tall with a seed head consisting of very large seeds. Spiklets frequently turn purple in color.

King Ranch Bluestem has yellowish stems with extreme fuzz around each node. Has 4 to 6 spiklets on the seed head.

Mediterranean Lovegrass seed head that looks very similar to pine tree shaped baby’s breath. The stems have an alternating pattern.

Nash Windmillgrass a seed head consisting of 4 to 6 spiklets that start to coil like a worm.

Plains bristlegrass a seed head that looks very similar to bufflegrass but has tiny round seeds with a single bristle protruding from under each seed.

Red Lovegrass a seed head with alternating seeds that carries a V or Sergeant strip type pattern.

Rhodesgrass a seed head consisting of 6 to 8 spiklets. The awns from the seed heads have a purplish-red tint to them.

Sand dropseed a seed head that protrudes from the leaves of the grass (looks like a little taco). The leaf tip looks like a little pig whip.

Sandbur a seed head that consists of sticker burs.

Silver Bluestem A native grass with a fair grazing value that has a seed head that looks like cotton bristles. The stem is yellow with a purplish color around each node.

Tanglehead a seed head with tall brownish awns that tangle above the seed head.

Threeawn a seed head consisting many seeds with 3 awns on each seed.

Trichloris A native grass with a good grazing value with a tall stemmed seed head that looks like a witches broom.

Whorled Dropseed a seed head that have whorled stems and looks like small narrow pine trees or Christmas tree.