Grasses
Grasses are the mainstay of almost every effort to establish new planting, and typically make up more than 80% of all seed planted.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Precipitation | Planting Rate | Sun/Shade Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkali Grass | Puccinella distans | 16" | 3 - 4# pls lbs/acre reclamation planting .5 lbs/1000 sq. ft. | 2 - Both |
| Alkali Sacaton | Sporoolus airodes | 10" - 15" | 2 - 3 pls lbs/ac | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Alpine Bluegrass | Poa alpina | 20" | 1-3 pls lbs/acre | 2 - Both |
| Arizona Fescue | Festuca arizonica | 14" | 3 pls lbs/acre | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Big Bluegrass | Poa secunda ssp. ampla | 11" | 2-4 pls lbs | 2 - Both |
| Bottlebrush Squirreltail | Elymus elemoides | 8" | 7 - 12 lbs/ac | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Canada Bluegrass | Poa compressa | 15" - 18" | 2 pls lbs/acre | 2 - Both |
| Canby Bluegrass | Poa secunda spp canbyi | 10" | 2-4 pls lbs/acre | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Creeping Foxtail | Alopecurus arundinaceus | 18" | 1-3 lb PLS/acre | 2 - Both |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | +30" | 15 - 18 pls lbs/ac | 2 - Both |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | 12" | 6 pls lbs - 10 pls lbs/ ac | 2 - Both |
| Hard Fescue | Festuca trachyphylla | 12" | 3 - 6 pls lbs/acre | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Idaho Fescue | Festuca idahoensis | 14" - 20" | 3 - 6# | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Kentucky Bluegrass – Forage type | Poa pratensis | 18" - 30" | Forage seeding 10 - 15 blk lbs/ac | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Letterman’s Needlegrass | Stipa lettermanii | 6" | 6 - 8 pls lbs/ac | 2 - Both |
| Meadow Brome | Bromus biebersteinii | 14" minimum 16"+ for good stand | 10 - 20# acre | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | 16" | 10 pls lbs/ac but not recommended for a mono stand | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Muttongrass | Poa fendleriana | 10" | 2-3 pls lbs | 2 - Both |
| Needle & Thread Grass | Hesperostipa comata spp. comata | 7" - 12" | 6 pls lbs/ac | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Nodding Brome | Bromus anomalus | 14" | 5-10# | 2 - Both |
| Prairie Junegrass | Koeleria macrantha | 14" | 1 - 2 pls lbs/acre | 2 - Both |
| Redtop | Agrostis gigantea | 30"+ | 1pls lb/ac | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Reed Canarygrass | Phalaris arundinacea | 16"+ | 5 - 7 blk lbs/ac | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Rocky Mountain Fescue | Festuca saximontana | 10"+ | 1 - 3 pls lbs/acre | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Sandberg Bluegrass | Poa secunda spp sandbergii | 8" | 2-4 pls lbs/acre | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Sheep Fescue | Festuca ovina | 12" | 4# pls/acre or 1#/1000 sq. ft. | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Smooth Brome | Bromus inermis | 12" - 18" | 15# - 20# per acre | 2 - Both |
| Tall Fescue Pasture | Festuca arundinacea | 18" minimum | 15# - 20# per acre | 2 - Both |
| Thurber Fescue | Festuca thurberii | 20" | 3 - 5 pls lbs/acre | 1 - Very Sunny |
| Timothy | Phleum pratense | 16"+ | 3 - 5 pls lbs/ac | 2 - Both |
| Tufted Hairgrass | Deschampsia cespitosa | 14" but also adapted to wetlands | 1-2 pls lbs/ac | 2 - Both |
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