Torpedograss

Growth habit: Rhizomatous perennial grass producing stiff pointed rhizomes (thus, torpedo) adapted for close fairway mowing or dense two to four foot stands. Stem: Stiff, rounded leaf sheath with sparse long hairs; Leaf: Folded, stiff one inch wide, three to eight inches long; sharp pointed tip; leaf generally glabrous but soft to the touch with trichomes; Collar: Hairs along leaf edges at collar and leaf sheath; Membranous ligule. With fringe of hairs; Inflorescence: Seedhead a panicle with numerous branches