Redfieldia fLexuosa (Thurb.) Vasey, blowoutgrass 
DESCRIPTION 
Warm^season, rhizomatous perennial. 
Height: 2 to 2-1/2 feet. 
Leaf blade: Smooth; rolls inward; tapers to fine point. 
Seedhead: Open panicle one-third to one-half as long as seed- 
stalk. 
GROWTH CHARACTERISTICS 
Growth starts in spring when average daily temperature is 60° 
to 65° F. Most leaves are basal. Long, slender rhizomes grow in 
upper few inches of soil. Reproduces from rhizomes. Grows in 
colonies. 
DISTRIBUTION 
Throughout Great Plains from South Dakota to Oklahoma and 
Texas and in Arizona. 
SITE ADAPTATION 
Grows on deep sandy to very sandy soils that are subject to 
blowing and on sand deposits several inches deep. 
USE AND MANAGEMENT 
The primary use of blowoutgrass is to protect sandy areas from 
blowing. 
This grass is managed primarily as a wind-erosion-control 
plant. It may be grazed lightly by cattle and horses during dor- 
mant season. 
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