Can you help me identify?

crock – posted 08 July 2007 09:19

I cannot figure out what this grass is? I actually like it because we had an area of my property cleared out about 2 months ago and this grass started to grow. I haven’t fertilized or seeded in the area and have no clue what it is.

I live in central florida. There are two other grasses that I have identified as bermuda and pensacola bahia (those are easy).

Whatever it is it’s growing in a ph of 6.0. I took 5 individual samples from my property and all of them were around ph 6.0.

I would like to identify this grass and seed my lawn with it as the rest of the lawn is basically in shambles.

Thanks everyone! Pics are below.

Grass – http://i9.tinypic.com/5yj965t.jpg

Seed Head – http://i9.tinypic.com/4q4kl1w.jpg

Seed Heads – http://i17.tinypic.com/4xktzqc.jpg

Roots – http://i16.tinypic.com/4pd7xi1.jpg

more roots – http://i12.tinypic.com/6goacmr.jpg

Close up blade – http://i10.tinypic.com/67wyakh.jpg

Close up blade – http://i12.tinypic.com/62pb96q.jpg

close up blade – http://i15.tinypic.com/5zlwi9x.jpg Back of blade – http://i11.tinypic.com/6hgyxc7.jpg

saltcedar – posted 10 September 2007 09:12

Panicum repens (torpedo grass)

HTH