Index / Search / Tripsacum dactyloides
§1 Plant
Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.
vernacular eastern gamagrass — species · Poaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Poaceae Barnhart
- Genus
- Tripsacum
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 654 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- High
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- None
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -23 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 140 min.
- Precipitation
- 16–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 5.1–7.5
- Root depth
- 20 in min.
- Fertility need
- High
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Bunch
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 5 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Moderate
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Early Summer
- Seed abundance
- Low
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 7,200
- Propagation
- seed, sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- High
- Graze palatability
- High
- Palatable, human
- No
- Protein potential
- High
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 654 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Baldwin 01003
- Butler 01013
- Choctaw 01023
- Clarke 01025
- Colbert 01033
- Conecuh 01035
- Dallas 01047
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Henry 01067
- Jackson 01071
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lee 01081
- Limestone 01083
- Lowndes 01085
- Macon 01087
- Madison 01089
- Marengo 01091
- Marshall 01095
- Mobile 01097
- Montgomery 01101
- Morgan 01103
- Pickens 01107
- Russell 01113
- Sumter 01119
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Washington 01129
- Wilcox 01131
Arkansas view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Crawford 05033
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Hempstead 05057
- Howard 05061
- Izard 05065
- Jackson 05067
- Jefferson 05069
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Miller 05091
- Monroe 05095
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Saline 05125
- Sevier 05133
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Charlotte 12015
- Clay 12019
- Collier 12021
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Indian River 12061
- Jackson 12063
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Madison 12079
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Monroe 12087
- Nassau 12089
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- Sumter 12119
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
Georgia view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Baker 13007
- Bibb 13021
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Cobb 13067
- Decatur 13087
- DeKalb 13089
- Douglas 13097
- Elbert 13105
- Grady 13131
- Greene 13133
- Hall 13139
- Harris 13145
- Hart 13147
- Henry 13151
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jones 13169
- Lee 13177
- Liberty 13179
- Lincoln 13181
- Lowndes 13185
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Mitchell 13205
- Morgan 13211
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Spalding 13255
- Taliaferro 13265
Illinois view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Calhoun 17013
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clinton 17027
- Crawford 17033
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Hancock 17067
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Lawrence 17101
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Massac 17127
- Menard 17129
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Scott 17171
- St. Clair 17163
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Wabash 17185
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barber 20007
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Brown 20013
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Clark 20025
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Dickinson 20041
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Ellsworth 20053
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Graham 20065
- Greenwood 20073
- Harper 20077
- Harvey 20079
- Hodgeman 20083
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Jewell 20089
- Johnson 20091
- Kingman 20095
- Kiowa 20097
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Lincoln 20105
- Linn 20107
- Logan 20109
- Lyon 20111
- Marion 20115
- Marshall 20117
- McPherson 20113
- Meade 20119
- Miami 20121
- Mitchell 20123
- Montgomery 20125
- Morris 20127
- Nemaha 20131
- Neosho 20133
- Norton 20137
- Osage 20139
- Osborne 20141
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Pratt 20151
- Reno 20155
- Republic 20157
- Rice 20159
- Riley 20161
- Russell 20167
- Saline 20169
- Scott 20171
- Sedgwick 20173
- Seward 20175
- Shawnee 20177
- Smith 20183
- Stafford 20185
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Ballard 21007
- Calloway 21035
- Edmonson 21061
- Graves 21083
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Henry 21103
- Jefferson 21111
- Larue 21123
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Metcalfe 21169
- Montgomery 21173
- Trigg 21221
- Union 21225
- Warren 21227
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Ascension 22005
- Avoyelles 22009
- Bienville 22013
- Bossier 22015
- Caddo 22017
- Calcasieu 22019
- Cameron 22023
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Iberia 22045
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson 22051
- Lafourche 22057
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Orleans 22071
- Ouachita 22073
- Plaquemines 22075
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Bernard 22087
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Landry 22097
- St. Mary 22101
- St. Tammany 22103
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Terrebonne 22109
- Union 22111
- Vermilion 22113
- Vernon 22115
- Webster 22119
- West Carroll 22123
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Adams 28001
- Alcorn 28003
- Amite 28005
- Attala 28007
- Bolivar 28011
- Calhoun 28013
- Chickasaw 28017
- Choctaw 28019
- Clay 28025
- DeSoto 28033
- Forrest 28035
- Hancock 28045
- Harrison 28047
- Hinds 28049
- Holmes 28051
- Itawamba 28057
- Jackson 28059
- Jasper 28061
- Kemper 28069
- Lafayette 28071
- Lauderdale 28075
- Lee 28081
- Madison 28089
- Marshall 28093
- Montgomery 28097
- Pike 28113
- Pontotoc 28115
- Prentiss 28117
- Rankin 28121
- Scott 28123
- Sunflower 28133
- Tate 28137
- Tippah 28139
- Tishomingo 28141
- Washington 28151
- Yalobusha 28161
Missouri view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Butler 29023
- Caldwell 29025
- Callaway 29027
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- DeKalb 29063
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Johnson 29101
- Lafayette 29107
- Lincoln 29113
- Madison 29123
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Polk 29167
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Shannon 29203
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Louis 29189
- Sullivan 29211
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Webster 29225
Nebraska view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 11 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alexander 37003
- Anson 37007
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Buncombe 37021
- Cabarrus 37025
- Caldwell 37027
- Carteret 37031
- Caswell 37033
- Catawba 37035
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Cleveland 37045
- Craven 37049
- Dare 37055
- Davidson 37057
- Duplin 37061
- Durham 37063
- Edgecombe 37065
- Forsyth 37067
- Gaston 37071
- Granville 37077
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Harnett 37085
- Hertford 37091
- Hoke 37093
- Hyde 37095
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Mecklenburg 37119
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pender 37141
- Person 37145
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rockingham 37157
- Rowan 37159
- Stanly 37167
- Stokes 37169
- Surry 37171
- Union 37179
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Wayne 37191
Ohio view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Abbeville 45001
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Beaufort 45013
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Chester 45023
- Clarendon 45027
- Colleton 45029
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Greenwood 45047
- Hampton 45049
- Lancaster 45057
- Laurens 45059
- McCormick 45065
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Pickens 45077
- Richland 45079
- Saluda 45081
- Spartanburg 45083
- Union 45087
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Bradley 47011
- Cheatham 47021
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Fayette 47047
- Greene 47059
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Haywood 47075
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jefferson 47089
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Loudon 47105
- Madison 47113
- Marshall 47117
- McNairy 47109
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Tipton 47167
- Unicoi 47171
Virginia view state ↗ 73 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Chesterfield 51041
- Clarke 51043
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Loudoun 51107
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mathews 51115
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Richmond 51159
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Westmoreland 51193
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/TRDA3 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2705536 ↗Record version
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