Springfield'S Beardgrass (Bothriochloa springfieldii)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Moderate Bloat None C:N Ratio Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous Yes Fire Resistant Yes Flower Color Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Porous Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Bunch Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 2.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass Yes Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Semi-Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance High Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 140 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 6.5 pH, Maximum 7.2 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum Planting Density per Acre, Maximum Precipitation, Minimum 10 Precipitation, Maximum 48 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -23 Reproduction Bloom Period Summer Commercial Availability Contracting Only Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 80000 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Moderate Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product Yes Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No