Summary ³

Sorghastrum nutans, commonly known as either Indiangrass or yellow Indiangrass, is a North American prairie grass found in the central and eastern United States and Canada, especially in the Great Plains and tallgrass prairies.

Identification ⁴

Height: 4-7' tall

Plume-like rust colored seed head

"Rifle-sight" where stem connects to leaf blade

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3. Adapted by whalenn0712 from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghastrum_nutans
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