Tripsacum dactyloides

gama grass

Photograph(s) by*: CM NRCS

Characteristics

Height: 6-10'
Flowers: Jun.-Oct.

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 5.7-7.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy

Habitat

swales, moist fields, borders of woods, shores

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE

Wildlife

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Notes

excellent forage grass; often grows wild near corn fields; can hybridize with corn

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/233.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004