Lometa
Indiangrass
Life Cycle: Perinnial
Introduced/ Native: Native
Growth Habit: Bunch Type
Plant Height: 30-40 inches
Benifits
● Widely adapted to a variety of soil types
● Good drought tolerance
● Provides quality forage and or hay for all classes of livestock
● Provides good cover for deer and provides nesting and cover sites for game birds
Description
Lometa Indiangrass is a native, perennial warm-season bunch of grass, which grows between 3 to 7 feet tall. Leaves are long and narrow with a bluish-green waxy appearance. Seed stalks form in late August and September with seed maturity occurring in late October to early November. The seed head has a golden bronze to yellow color. The seed from Indiangrass is light and fluffy with awns attached.
Lometa Indinagrass has proven to be better adapted, longer lived, and more productive than other Indiangrass varieties presently available in Texas, especially in the Central and South Texas region. It provides some browse and cover for deer, small mammals, and birds. Indiangrass can also be used to prevent erosion on roadsides and areas subject to wind erosion
Crop USe
Dry Hay
Continuous Grazing
Rotational
Gtazing
