★ Sorghastrum nutans (Yellow Indian Grass, Indian Nut Grass)
Right outside visitor’s center; tall!; reddish in winter; “bat ears auricles”; bunchgrass; hairy nodes; near water likely…brown photos = February; green photos = early June.
From CONPS: Height x Width - 48" x 24"
Water Requirements – Medium
Exposure – Sun to part shade
Color – Golden fall color
Bloom - Summer
Wildlife Value - Seeds for birds; host for butterfly larvae
