Pappophorum bicolor Fourn., pink pappusgrass 
DESCRIPTION 
Warm-season, perennial bunch grass. 
Height: 1 to 2 feet. 
Leaf blade: Narrow; flat or slightly rolled inward, giving 
threadlike appearance when dry. 
Leaf sheath: Mostly basal; rounded; shorter than internodes. 
Ligule: Tuft of long hair. 
Seedhead: Spikelike, pinkish panicle 4 to 5 inches long; lem- 
mas somewhat hard; end dissected into about 12 awns 
of unequal length about as long as lemmas; glumes trans- 
parent. 
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS 
Growth starts in late spring and early summer. Seedheads ap- 
pear about 6 weeks later. Leaves remain green until early fall. Re- 
produces from seed. Seldom grows in pure stands. 
DISTRIBUTION 
South and west Texas, southern New Mexico and Arizona, 
and northern Mexico. 
SITE ADAPTATION 
Grows best on deep loam to clay loam soils that are subject to 
overflow. 
USE AND MANAGEMENT 
Pink pappusgrass is grazed by all livestock. 
This grass is seldom used as a key management species. It re- 
sponds to proper use and deferred grazing during the growing 
season. 
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