Description: Side-oats grama is a bunchy, sod-forming grass with 2-3 ft. stems in erect, wiry clumps. Purplish, oat-like spikelets uniformly line one side of the stem, bleaching to a tan color in the fall. The basal foliage often turns shades of purple and red in fall. This is a perennial warm season grass; clump forming.

Comments: Sideoats Grama is a member of the grass family (family Poaceae). In nature, this plant increases rapidly when its site is damaged by drought or grazing. It provides food and cover for birds.