Plant Description:

• Slender, upright grass growing up to 1 m tall
• Spikes are stiff and may be slightly curved
• Sheaths have a purplish base; blades are rough surfaced
• Occurs in moist areas, ravines and open prairies
• Good forage grass; grains are also good ground as flour
• Found at Stops 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11

 

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-Sourced from Budd's Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1979 and
Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland, 1995.
Refer to references for full publication details.