Torpedograss is a perennial grass that may first be encountered as a dense colony dominant along a shoreline. It is a sod-forming grass with creeping rhizomes and upright stems reaching 2 to 3 feet in height. Leaves are long, flat and slender. Leaf blades can be 10 inches long, 1/4 inch wide and grayish green with thin hairs on upper surface. It thrives on coarse sands and wet soils and grows so aggressively that it may become a serious weed. It is used to a limited extent for pasture and erosion control along the Gulf Coast.
