Curly Mesquite
Hilaria belangeri
Curly mesquite is a low, stoloniferous Southwestern grass that knits dry desert grasslands into tough sod, valuable forage and groundcover for arid, alkaline soils.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.8–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX