Little bluestem grass

Schizachyrium scoparius

Habitat:
   Light: sun
   Moisture: dry mesic -dry

   Height: 2 -4 ft.
   Flowering Time: summer

Notes: a warm-season perennial grass; grows a compact clump of bluish-green leaves turning orange to red in fall; silky seeds throughout upper stems; works well as an ornamental.

   Range in Michigan: SE,SW,NL,UP