Rather short and inconspicuous bunched native perennial from 4-28 inches tall. Spring flower clusters are pyramid-shaped panicles with wavy branches terminating in small egg-shaped spikelets, often with a reddish spot at the base (A). Flower clusters occurring later in the season are much smaller with fewer branches. Leaves are arranged in a rosette with shorter, wider ones at the base and longer, narrower leaves on upper stems which become more branched as the season progresses (B). Rosettes form in early fall and remain green all winter.
Prairies, disturbed areas, occasionally in woods. Scribner’s Panic Grass has been seen only at Neale Woods where it is uncommon in Koley Prairie. The larger spring clusters flower from April to June. Smaller secondary panicles bloom until September.
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