Grass ID?

[farmhunter]

We have a wild grass on the farm that grows in clumps - like mounds - 1-2 ft tall. The grass is 4-6 ft tall. The area is a bit wet and doesn’t drain well - anyone know what kind of grass maybe? I’ll try to get a closeup when I’m out of the tree -

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[Tap]

Looks like healthy broom sedge to me, but I've never seen it get 6 foot tall around here.

 

[farmhunter]

Maybe - might be more like 4 ft on two foot mounds - gives me something to check it out against - thanks


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[dogghr]

I agree with Tap, and I seldom see it more than 4 feet in my area. But some have shown on here with it 5+ feet tall. It is a native grass and typically indicator of poor soils low in Phosphorus. Gallow said in a thread once that it could produce 6 in of OM in a very short time.

 

[Tap]

I agree with Tap, and I seldom see it more than 4 feet in my area. But some have shown on here with it 5+ feet tall. It is a native grass and typically indicator of poor soils low in Phosphorus. Gallow said in a thread once that it could produce 6 in of OM in a very short time.

So, is it a grass or is it a sedge as the name implies?

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[Native Hunter]

So, is it a grass or is it a sedge as the name implies?

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It's a native warm season C4 bunchgrass (Andropogon virginicus). I've seen it grow over 5 feet tall. It looks similar to Little Bluestem to the untrained eye. However, it really is easy to tell them apart.

Little Bluestem is a much better forage, Broomsedge is a very poor forage, but cattle will eat it when it is young and green. It grows in acidic soils, and when lime is applied to a field it will completely disappear in a short time.

 

[farmhunter]

It can hide the deer let me tell you. Its very localized for us in this poorly drained area -