Eriochloa sericea (Texas Cupgrass)
$ 4.78
Texas Cupgrass is a perennial, warm-season grass that does not grow through rhizomes. Instead, it grows into bunches with tangled roots attached to individual stalks.
Texas Cupgrass is utilized by granivorous birds, such as Painted Buntings. Seeds are also consumded by small mammals.
Texas Cupgrass prefers full sun. It grows best on hills, well-drained prairies, mostly in protected, moist areas. Native habitat includes prairies, plains, meadows, pastures, savannas, and woodland edges. It prefers clay and clay loam soils.
AT A GLANCE
| Texas native | Yes |
| Water use | Medium |
| Sun exposure | Sun to part sun |
| Bloom time | Summer, fall |
| Mature height | 2-5 ft (with seedheads) |
| Attracts | Birds |
| Deer resistant | Yes |
DISTRIBUTION MAPS
 Present in state |
 Present in county and native |
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state |
 Not present in state |
 Present and rare, native in county |
 Previously present, now extinct |
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color) |