Grass Description
Weedy. Occupies disturbed sites.
General Description
Branches usually spread as they ascend and droop or are sometimes bent down abruptly. Stout annual, biennial or short-lived perennial.
Seedhead stems are erect or spreading, branches are somewhat spreading; spikelets are flattened; lemmas are definitely keeled, v-shaped in cross section and without awns or awn-pointed.
Flower Characteristics
Seedhead erect or nodding, open or dense, occasionally 1-sided. Spikelets 1/4 to 3 inches, cylindrical to laterally compressed, with 3 to 30 florets. Awns, if present, are up to 1/8 inch long.
Vegetative Characteristics
Blades generally flat, rarely involute and lack hairs. Leaves sheathing at base. Leaf sheath mostly closed, smooth and lacks hairs.
Can be used for hay, but at maturity the sharp pointed florets and long, rough awns can injure grazing animals.