Cross Timbers

Gateway from forest to prairie

5th poster of the
Biodiversity of Oklahoma series

Indian Woodoats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Family: Poaceae
Additional common name: Fish-on-a-pole grass, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, River oats, Flathead oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats

This is a 2-4 ft., clump-forming, perennial grass bearing large, drooping, oat-like flower spikelets from slender, arching branches. The blue-green, bamboo-like leaves often turn a bright yellow-gold, especially in sunnier sites, in fall.

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database.

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The Biodiversity of Oklahoma poster series is a project of the Oklahoma Biological Survey and the University of Oklahoma.
For more information contact the Priscilla Crawford, at prill@ou.edu or 405-325-7658.