Central Great Plains, Chihuahuan Deserts, Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, High Plains, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Coastal Sand Plain, Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes
Shinnery Sands
Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains, Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces, Semiarid Edwards Bajada, Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Floodplains and Low Terraces3, Southern Tertiary Uplands, Tertiary Uplands
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Grass & Sedge
Height
3
to
6
ft.
Spread
1
to
2
ft.
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist
Light Requirement
Sun
Water Requirement
High
Native Habitat
Grassland, Woodland, Wetland or Riparian
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
Brown
Bloom Season
Fall
Seasonal Interest
Seeds, Larval Host, Nesting Material
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Deer
Maintenance
Leave dead stems standing through Fall and Winter for insect habitat. Cut back dead stems in February before Spring growth. Propagation: Root division, Seed.
Comments
Present along ditches, swales, and other poorly drained sites. This makes a dynamic display and is a nice addition for a wetland garden. Provides nesting cover for mottle ducks, as it occurs in lowlands and freshwater marshes. Provides cover for white-tailed deer fawns. Larval Host: Skippers and Satyrs.
References
1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ANGL2. 3) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Andropogon+glomeratus&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=17684&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=40454#null, 6) Hatch, Umphres, Ardoin, 2015, Field Guide to Common Texas Grasses, pg 51
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