vaseygrass
| COMMON NAME: | Vaseygrass | |
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| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Paspalum urvillei | |
| FAMILY: | Poaceae | |
| LIFECYCLE: | Perennial | |
| FEATURES: | Growth habit: Perennial producing short rhizomes; thus clumping in growth habit but tall growing up to six feet.; Stem: Rounded, glabrous.; Leaf: Leaf blades 20 to 30 inches in length and 1 to 1.5 inches wide. Leaf primarily glabrous.; Collar: Tuft of hairs produced at collar. Ligule membranous.; Inflorescence: Large stalked infloresence, numerous (10 to 20) racemes that cause seedhead to bend. |
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| DESCRIPTION: | Tall growing perennial grass common in pastures, roadsides, and waste places. Not tolerant of low or frequent mowing. Often confused with johnsongrass (Sorghum halapense). Johnsongrass produces a sharp-pointed rhizome, has a prominent white mid-rib, and an open conical shaped panicle. Vaseygrass also has a more mealy green-gray color, produces a larger membranous ligule, and has elongated hairs surrounding the collar area. |
 Broad View |
 Flower / Seed Head |