Coleataenia tenera
bluejoint panicgrass
Family
Poaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate, basal (rosulate)
Leaf Type
cauline, simple
Leaf Shape
linear
Growth Form
graminoid
Flower Color
green
Flower Month
July - November
Height (meters)
0.4 - 0.9
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Animal Use
Cattle graze bluejoint panicum in the spring before foliage matures. Regrowth following a spring burn is palatable, but by late summer even burned herbage is tough and wiry.
Habitat
Bogs.