Marsh Bristlegrass
Setaria parvifloranative · Central Texas
Marsh Bristlegrass is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 4 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms green and brown in Jan–Dec.
Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Grass
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- About 4 ft
- Bloom
- Jan–Dec · green, brown
- Soil
- Takes clay
- Deer
- Moderate — deer may browse it, especially new growth
Where it grows
183 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.