Dryland Pastures in Montana and Wyoming - MSU Extension

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Table 1. Native cool-season grasses for dryland pastures in Montana and Wyoming. Species Sandberg bluegrass Indian ricegrass Streambank wheatgrass Thickspike wheatgrass Bluebunch wheatgrass Big bluegrass Beardless wheatgrass Canby bluegrass Slender wheatgrass Basin wildrye Western wheatgrass Green needlegrass Minimum Precip. (in.) 6 6 6 Height/ Growth Type v. short/ bunch short/ bunch med./ rhiz. Ease of Establishment Seeding Rate PLS* lb/ac Seeds/sq. ft at 1 lb/ac Soil Texture Weed Suppression Acid/Salinity Tolerance difficult 2 22 lt., med. poor good/fair x moderate 6 3.5 moderate 5 4 lt., med., hvy. med., heavy poor fair/good x Season of Use Spring Summer Fall Winter v. good good/v. good x x x 7 tall/rhiz. easy 6 3.5 lt., med. excellent good/v. good x x x 8 9 9 10 med./ bunch short/ bunch med./ bunch v. short/ bunch moderate 6 3.5 lt., med. fair good/good x x easy 2 21 moderate 6 3 lt., med., hvy. lt., med., hvy. good excel./fair x fair good/good x x difficult 2 21 lt., med. fair good/fair x 10 tall/bunch easy 6 3 10 12 Idaho fescue 14 Canada wildrye Mountain bromegrass v. tall/ bunch med./ rhiz. difficult 6 4 moderate 8 2.1 13 tall/bunch difficult 5 4 14 15 short/ bunch med./ bunch med./ bunch difficult 3 9 med., heavy med., heavy med., heavy med., heavy lt., med., hvy. excellent fair/excel. x x fair good/good x x excellent fair/v. good x x fair poor/good x x x fair fair/fair x x x moderate 7 3 lt., med. excellent good/good x x easy 10 2 lt., med., hvy. good fair/fair x x Blue wildrye 18 tall/bunch easy 7 3 lt., med. v. good v. good/fair x *PLS = pure live seed drilled rate. Abbreviations used above: v. = very; lt. = light; med. = medium; hvy. = heavy; rhiz. = rhizomatous; excel. = excellent — 8 —
Table 2. Native warm-season grasses for dryland pastures in Montana and Wyoming. Species Minimum Precip. (in.) Blue grama 5 Galleta 9 Little bluestem Sideoats grama Sand bluestem Prairie sandreed 12 12 Height/ Growth Type short/ bunch v. short/ rhiz. med./ bunch med./ bunch Ease of Establishment Seeding Rate PLS* lb/ac Seeds/sq. ft at 1 lb/ac Soil Texture Weed Suppression Acid/Salinity Tolerance moderate 2 19 med., hvy. excellent poor/fair difficult 4 4 lt., med., hvy. good poor/fair difficult 4 6 lt., med. poor excel./good moderate 5 4 lt., med. fair poor/good 12 tall/rhiz. difficult 7 3 lt., med. fair fair/poor 12 tall/rhiz. moderate 4 6 lt., med. good fair/fair Switchgrass 13 tall/rhiz. moderate 3 7 Big bluestem 15 tall/ bunch difficult 6 3 med., heavy med., heavy good good/fair fair good/good Season of Use Spring Summer Fall Winter x x x x x x x x x x x x Indiangrass 15 tall/rhiz. difficult 5 4 lt., med. fair good/poor x x *PLS = pure live seed drilled rate. Abbreviations used above: v. = very; lt. = light; med. = medium; hvy. = heavy; rhiz. = rhizomatous; excel. = excellent — 9 —
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