Sorghastrum nutans
Indiangrass
Description
Sorghastrum nutans is a warm-season grass that is native to the tallgrass prairies of North America. It is a perennial grass that grows in clumps and has long, narrow leaves that turn yellow in the fall. The plant produces tall, slender stems that can reach up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) in height and bear large, feathery seed heads in late summer and fall.
Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Tracheobionta
Super division
Magnoliophytina
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Sorghastrum
Title
Sorghastrum nutans