Sorghastrum nutans

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Indiangrass

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sorghastrum
Species: S. nutans
Binomial name
Sorghastrum nutans
Nash

Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), also called Indian grass, is a North American prairie grass, and is the official state grass of both Oklahoma and South Carolina. Indiangrass is a perennial bunchgrass, prominent in tallgrass prairie, along with big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum).

[edit] External links