PANGOLAGRASS 



Pangolagrass is a rapid growing and leafy plant which is cultivated in 

 central and southern Florida, and which may be adapted to California. It is 

 highly palatable, grows well on sandy soils, and is drought resistant. It is 

 not frost resistant, requires fertilization to survive, and must be propa- 

 gated vegetatively. It is used for pasture, and produces high yields of 

 rapidly curing hay. 



PANIC GRASS 



The panicgrasses are found only in the warmer regions of the United 

 States. The most important of them is blue panicgrass. 



Blue Panicgrass 



Blue panicgrass (also known as giant panicgrass) is a coarse sod- 

 forming grass that has thick, bulbous runners. It is adapted to Texas, New 

 Mexico, Arizona, and some parts of southern Oklahoma. The plant re- 

 quires fertile, well -drained soils and is a heavy nitrogen feeder. It is a 

 good seed producer, establishes easily, and provides palatable pasture in 

 the early spring. It grows well with s we etc lover and alfalfa. It is also used 

 to hold soils in washes and arroyos and as a windbreak, since it reaches a 

 height of 9 feet. 



PASPALUM 



The important paspalums are Bahiagrass and Dallisgrass. Both are 

 grown in the warmer sections of the United States for forage and for con- 

 servation. 



Bahiagrass 



Bahiagrass is a low-growing plant that forms a dense, tough sod and 

 is used for pasture and conservation. It is adapted to the Carolinas and 

 Georgia and to the States bordering the Gulf of Mexico. It performs better 

 on the less fertile soils than either the improved Bermudagrass varieties 

 or Dallisgrass, but responds to fertilization. Itpersistson droughty, sandy 

 soils. 



Argentine is a coarse variety that has done well in Florida. It is a 

 prolific seeder in comparison with common Bahiagrass. 



Pensacola is a tall variety that is more winter hardy and a heavier 

 seeder than common Bahiagrass. It is planted for forage and for 

 erosion control. 



Dallisgrass 



Dallisgrass is a deep-rooted bunch-type plant that forms a loose sod 

 under heavy grazing. It is grown in all the States from North Carolina to 

 Oklahoma and south to the Gulf of Mexico, as well as in the irrigated 



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