''Sorghastrum secundum'' is a species of
grass known by the common name lopsided Indiangrass.
It is native to the southeastern United States.
[''Sorghastrum secundum''.]
NatureServe.
This species is a perennial bunchgrass growing up to 6 feet tall. The flat leaf blades are up to 24 inches long. The
ligule A ligule (from "strap", variant of ''lingula'', from ''lingua'' "tongue") is a thin outgrowth at the junction of leaf and leafstalk of many grasses (Poaceae) and sedges. A ligule is also a strap-shaped extension of the corolla, such as that of a ...
is pointed. The
inflorescence is one-sided.
[''Sorghastrum secundum''.]
USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.
This plant provides
forage for livestock. It grows best on well-drained soils.
[ It is a larval host plant to the pepper-and-salt skipper.
]
References
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