Other Names: bearded sprangletop, Mexican sprangletop
Leaf Type: Grassy
Flowers: Green
Leaves: Light to medium green, rough texture
Life Cycle: Annual or short-lived perennial
A weedy annual clumping grass with an upright to spreading habit. Stems are branched Leaf blades are up to 8 inches long and hairless. Branched seedheads are upright to arching. Grows to 2 to 3 ft. tall in disturbed areas, especially moist ditches and fields.