Home Weed ID Publications Dictionary Links FAQs Login About us		Plant Description: Name: broomsedge Scientific Name: Andropogon virginicus Family: Poaceae Type: Grass Lifecycle: Perennial Habit: Plants emerge in late spring to early summer and flower from summer to early autumn. Leaves: Leaves are smooth with few hairs. There are no auricles and the ligule is membranous with a fringe of hair along the upper margin. Laf blades are folded at the base and sharply pointed at the tip. Leaf Arrangement: Folded in bud Characteristics: Stems are flattend and branch near the top of the plant. They also have a fringe of hair at the nodes of the upper portion of the plant. The plant's collar region is divided by the midvien, narrow, and hairy at the edges. Flower Seed Head: Flowers are in racemes in groups of 2-4. Two spiklets are at attachment one is fertile and has ans awn attached the other lacks the awn and is infertile. The inflorescence has silky hairs associated with it and is located the the sheathed axils of the upper leaves on the plant. Seed Fruit: Seeds are elongated with one end being rounded the other pointed they are covered by a lemma with silky hairs attached. Where Found: Broomsedge likes low fertility drought prone areas. It is usually found in sunny open spaces. It can be a problem in low maintence areas such as pastures, nursery crop land, and other perennial crops. Control Options Related Plants Terms and Definitions Additional Images:
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