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NATIVE GRASSES (click on the variety name to see a picture of the species) |
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COMMON NAME |
SCIENTIFIC NAME |
USDA Fact Sheet |
HEIGHT(inches)
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COOL/WARM SEASON
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B/S/A* |
SEED RATE **
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PLANTING TIME ***
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Alkali Sacaton
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Sporobolus airoides
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13-24 |
W |
B |
2-3 |
LATE SUMMER |
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N/A |
1-24 |
C |
S |
1-4 |
F/S |
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Barley, Meadow
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Hordeum brachyantherum
|
1-24 |
C |
B |
12-15 |
F/S |
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Bentgrass |
Agrostis
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N/A |
13-25+ |
C |
S |
1-2 |
F/S/SUM |
Bluegrass, Big (Sherman)
|
Poa ampla
|
N/A |
25+ |
C |
B |
2-4 |
F/S |
Bluegrass, Canby's
|
Poa canbyi
|
N/A |
1-12 |
C |
B |
2-4 |
F/S |
Bluegrass, Kentucky
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Poa pratensis
|
13-24 |
C |
S |
2-3 |
F/S |
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Bluegrass, Sandberg
|
Poa secunda
|
1-12 |
C |
B |
2-4 |
F/S |
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Brome, California
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Bromus carinatus
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13-25+ |
C |
B |
6-13 |
F/S |
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Brome, Meadow
|
Bromus biebersteinii
|
13-24 |
C |
S |
11-17 |
F/S |
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Brome, Mountain
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Bromus marginatus
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25+ |
C |
B |
12-19 |
LATE SPRING |
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Brome, Smooth
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Bromus inermis
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13-24 |
C |
S |
5-12 |
F/S |
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Buffalograss
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Buchloe
|
25+ |
C |
S |
2-4 |
F/S |
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Fescue, Creeping Red
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Festuca rubra
|
13-25+ |
C |
S |
2-4 |
F/S |
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Fescue, Hard
|
Festuca longifolia
|
13-24 |
C |
B |
3-6 |
F/S |
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Fescue, Idaho
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Festuca idahoensis
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25+ |
C |
B |
3-6 |
F/S |
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Fescue, Sheep
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Festuca ovina
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N/A |
13-24 |
C |
B |
2-4 |
F/S |
Fescue, Tall
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Festuca arundinacea
|
FACTS |
25+ |
C |
B |
15 |
S |
Foxtail, Creeping
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Alopecurus arundinaceus
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13-25+ |
C |
S |
1-3 |
F/S |
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Foxtail, Meadow
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Alopecurus pratensis
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N/A |
13-25+ |
C |
B |
1-3 |
F/S |
N/A |
1-12 |
W |
B/S |
6-12 |
S |
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Grama, Blue
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Bouteloua gracilis
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1-24 |
W |
B/S |
2-3 |
SUM |
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Grama, Sideoats
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Bouteloua curtipendula
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13-24 |
W |
B/S |
2-3 |
SUM |
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Indian ricegrass
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Achnatherum hymenoides
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13-24 |
C |
B |
6-12 |
F |
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Inland saltgrass
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Distichlis spicata
|
1-24 |
W |
S |
4-10 |
SUM |
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Mediterranean grass
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Schismus barbatus
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N/A |
1-12 |
C |
B |
1 |
SUM |
25+ |
C |
B |
5 |
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Needlegrass, Western |
Achnatherum occidentale |
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Needleandthread
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Hesperostipa comata
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25+ |
C |
B |
10-14 |
F |
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Orchardgrass
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Dactylis
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13-25+ |
C |
S |
2-4 |
S |
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Redtop
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Agrostis alba
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25+ |
C |
S |
1 |
F/S |
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Reed Canarygrass
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Phalaris arundinacea
|
25+ |
C |
S |
2-4 |
F/S |
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Ryegrass,
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Lolium
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N/A |
25+ |
C |
A |
8-16 |
S |
Ryegrass, Perennial
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Lolium perenne
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13-25+ |
C |
B |
4-8 |
F |
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Sand Dropseed
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Sporobolus cryptandrus
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13-24 |
W |
B |
1-2 |
LATE SUMMER |
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Squirreltail, Bottlebrush
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Elymus elymoides
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13-24 |
C |
B |
7-12 |
F |
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Timothy
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Phleum pratense
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13-24 |
C |
B |
1-2 |
F/S |
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Tufted Hairgrass
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Deschampsia cespitosa
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N/A |
13-24 |
C |
B |
1-2 |
F |
Wheatgrass, Bluebunch
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Agropyron spicatum
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N/A |
13-24 |
C |
B |
10-14 |
F/S |
Wheatgrass, Crested
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Agropyron cristatum
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13-24 |
C |
B |
3-7 |
F/S |
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Wheatgrass, Intermediate
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Agropyron intermedium
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N/A |
13-25+ |
C |
S |
10-15 |
F/S |
Wheatgrass, Pubescent
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Agropyron
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N/A |
13-24 |
C |
S |
9-14 |
F |
Wheatgrass, Siberian
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Agropyron sibericum
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13-24 |
C |
B |
6-11 |
F |
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Wheatgrass, Slender
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Agropyron trachycaulum
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13-24 |
C |
B |
6-8 |
F |
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Wheatgrass, Streambank
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Agropyron dasystachyum
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1-24 |
C |
S |
6-11 |
F/S |
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Wheatgrass, Tall
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Agropyron elongatum
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N/A |
25+ |
C |
B |
11-17 |
S |
Wheatgrass, Thickspike
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Agropyron dasystachyum
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13-24 |
C |
S |
6-11 |
F/S |
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Wheatgrass, Western
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Agropyron smithii
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N/A |
13-24 |
C |
S |
8-16 |
F/S |
Wildrye, Altai
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Elymus angustus
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N/A |
25+ |
C |
B |
15-20 |
F |
Wildrye, Blue
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Elymus glaucus
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13-25+ |
C |
B |
12 |
F/S |
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Wildrye, Creeping
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Leymus triticoides
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13-25+ |
C |
S |
15-20 |
F/S |
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Wildrye, Great Basin
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Leymus cinereus
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13-25+ |
C |
S |
8-15 |
F/S |
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Wildrye, Russian
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Elymus junceus
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N/A |
13-24 |
C |
B |
5-10 |
F |
| * B = Bunchgrass, S = Sodformer, A = Annual , ** PLS LBS, *** F = FALL, F/S = FALL OR SPRING, S = SPRING, SUM = SUMMER | |||||||
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