{"product_id":"brownseed-paspalum-paspalum-plicatulum","title":"Brownseed Paspalum (Paspalum plicatulum)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBrownseed Paspalum \u003cem\u003e(Paspalum plicatulum)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrownseed Paspalum is one of Louisiana's most important native warm-season grasses — a tough, adaptable, and ecologically generous grass of the coastal prairie and wet meadow that provides critical food and cover for wildlife through the lean months of late fall and winter. Less showy than its bluestem cousins, it is the prairie's workhorse: reliable, productive, and deeply rooted in the Louisiana landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBotanical Profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e Poaceae (Grass family)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Southeastern United States from Virginia to Florida and west to Texas; native to Louisiana's coastal prairies, wet meadows, and disturbed grasslands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7–11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–4 feet tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom\/Seed Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e July–October\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSun:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist to wet; tolerates clay, periodic flooding, and poor soils; highly adaptable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePrairie Movement \u0026amp; Ecological Role\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrownseed Paspalum's seeds are a critical food source for waterfowl — particularly Mottled Ducks, Teal, and Pintails — as well as ground-feeding songbirds including Savannah Sparrows and Grasshopper Sparrows. Its dense growth provides nesting cover for ground-nesting birds and small mammals. It is a key component of Louisiana coastal prairie restoration and waterfowl habitat management, valued by wildlife managers for its high seed production and palatability to ducks and geese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIn the Prairie Movement Strip\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003ePrairie Movement Strip | Wind, Pollinators \u0026amp; Motion\u003c\/em\u003e collection at Big Mamou Enterprises, Brownseed Paspalum is the prairie strip's quiet provider — feeding the ducks, sheltering the sparrows, and holding the wet prairie edge together through every season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Mamou Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49765804409072,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0824\/7171\/5056\/files\/image_6be2431d-3ca8-4c03-a50c-b9931e88b206.png?v=1779823656","url":"https:\/\/realtimecajun.com\/products\/brownseed-paspalum-paspalum-plicatulum","provider":"Big Mamou Enterprises","version":"1.0","type":"link"}