![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Buffelgrass does not tolerate extended flooding or subfreezing temperatures for extended periods.īuffelgrass is native to Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Primarily a warm-season C-4 grass, buffelgrass growing below 3,000 feet elevation can green-up and flower after almost any rain event. Occurs in all soil textures but is most common in sandy soils. Road rights-of-way, agricultural areas, disturbed sites, vacant lots, rangelands, grasslands, south, west and east-facing mountain slopes, and riparian zones. It typically starts growth in late winter and flowers from spring through fall. Seeds are readily dispersed via wind, water, animal fur, and on clothing and footwear.īuffelgrass is a perennial grass that grows in areas with warm, frost-free winters and a summer rainy season with 6 to 24 inches of rainfall a year. The tough, clumped plants can grow to over 3.5 feet tall, and mature plants typically grow to 3-4 feet in diameter.ĭeep, generally reaching from 6-8 inches into soil. There are no awns on the spikelets.įlat, 3-11 inches long (less than 0.25 inches wide), and scabrous (rough to the touch) hairy ligules (tiny whitish/blond hairs visible at the base of the leaf blade where it diverges from the leaf sheath, which is the portion of the leaf that 'wraps' the stem).īunch grass, all stems grow from a knotty base. The bristles are slender and wavy at the upper (distal) half. Dense, cylindrical spikes of purplish bristles 0.75-5 inches long (0.25-0.5 inches wide). ![]()
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