★ Sporobolus cryptandrus (Sand Dropseed Grass)

NPM: Dry hills, shortgrass prairie, tufted, no rhizomes, tufts of hairs at the top of the sheath (collar area)

From CONPS: Sand Dropseed is a bunchgrass frequently found on the driest of sandy soils, often in disturbed areas such as roadsides and railroad rights-of-way. Its form is somewhat variable, from sparsely leaved, single stems to fairly densely clumped with multiple stems.

Remains green longer into the winter. Forage for large mammals.  abundant seed production.