On windy days the entire panicle of this strange and cool grass will detach, roll, and blow threw the air every winter. If it's a very windy day they can take flight and reach 20 to 30+ feet in the air before blowing into the woods. Each detached panicle that blows threw the air is around 1.5 to 2 feet long but a few can be up to 3 feet long. I'm guessing this it's the neat way it disperses it's seeds. I've nicknamed it tumbleweed grass, :-) and it's bugging me because I want to know what it's really called.

Does anybody know what exactly what this interesting grass is called? Any help would be very appreciated.

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