Shortbeard Plumegrass

Saccharum brevibarbe (Michx.) Pers. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 8.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Purple, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.