| Other Common Names:
Rip Gut, Marsh Grass, Slough Grass
Family: Grass (Poaceae)
Height: 4 - 10' (1.2 -
3 m)
Flower Size: Flower
clusters 1 1/2 - 6" (4 - 15 cm)
Flowering Season: July
- September
Ecological Preferences:
Wet soil. It is found here only in the catch-pond
east of the Campus Center building.
Select Characteristics:
The leaf blades have serrate (sharp pointed teeth)
margins (edges) that can cut the skin. S. pectinata
forms dense sod.
Historical Significance:
Native Americans and early European pioneers used
the leaves and stems as roof thatching for houses
and corncribs. The sod was used to build sod
dwellings. When fuel was sparse the dried cordgrass
was twisted and tied in bundles to burn for heat.
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