Pineywoods Dropseed
Sporobolus junceusnative · Central Texas
Pineywoods Dropseed is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 1–3 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms pink in fall. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Grass
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Bloom
- Fall · pink
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on loam, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports browsing mammals
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Southern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie
6 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.