Stenotaphrum secundatum

St. Augustine grass, buffalo grass, crabgrass, pimento grass, salt grass

Rather coarse perennial with stems up to 50 cm high, forming a continuous sward, and with broad smooth leaves. Found in humid areas on coastal sands and alkaline soils but will grow on almost all types of soils and in shade. Withstands salt spray. Young growth palatable and persistent under heavy grazing and trampling. Herbage matures and becomes unpalatable very rapidly. Should be grazed down to 6 cm every second week. Propagated vegetatively.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ref

Hay, USA

6.7

32.5

3.7

2.7

54.4

314

Digestibility (%)

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

Ref

Hay

Cattle

30.7

49.3

57.0

58.3

1.93

314