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UNDER DEVELOPMENT
This is a new version of the Plant Finder currently under development.

Find Plants:

Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans

Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
Height:
5 feet
Project:
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
Moderate
Salt Tolerance:
Medium
Stress Tolerance:
Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
Herbivore Sensitivity:
Medium to High
Behavior (Rate of Spread):
1
Pollinator Value:
Medium
Benefit to Pollinators:
Larval Food, Nesting and Structure (Bees)
Pollinators:
Larval Host (Butterfly), Larval Host (Moth), Nesting and Structure (Bees), Wind
Counties:
Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

Notes/Description:

Warm-season, native, perennial grass that forms loose clumps and reaches 4-8'. An excellent plant for stabilizing soils of slopes, buffers, and vegetated swales. A wonderful contrast or border plant for landscapes for a wide range of habitats. It is also suited for many restorations of meadows, prairies, and buffers. It has been used in shallow, well-drained rainwater gardens.

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