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    Pineland threeawn (Wiregrass)

    Species: Pineland threeawn (Wiregrass)
    Scientific Name: Aristida beyrichiana (former A. stricta)
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    Growth Habit:20-30 inch (2-3 feet when flowering) bunchgrass. Hairy base is stiff and twisted. Hairy collar region.
    Life Cycle:Perennial
    Origin:Native to Florida
    Production Season:Warm season
    Nutritive Value:
  • Not very palatable.
  • Nutritive value declines after 6 weeks. .
  • Cattle will eat the regrowth in spring-summer if burnt in winter.
    • Use:Grazing

    Adaptation

    Soil:Adapted to more well drained soils.
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    Production:Low production. 15 acres/cow-calf pair in rotation; 20 to 40 acres/cow-calf pair if year round.

    Notes

  • Grows statewide in Florida.
  • Associated with Broomsedge, Bottlebrush threeawn.
  • Flowers only when burnt.
  • Fair nesting and foraging habitat for quail.
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