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Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) <br /> Cool season, long-lived, drought tolerant, perennial <br /> bunch grass. May be weakly rhizomatous. Adapted <br /> to a wide range of sites but is most productive on <br /> well-drained, medium textured soils. Good palatability <br /> to livestock when green. Extensively introduced throughout <br /> the West. <br /> Western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) <br /> Cool season, saline-tolerant, moderately drought-tolerant, <br /> strongly rhizomatous sod-former. Moderately palatable to <br /> livestock and wildlife. Aggressive, with rapid seedling <br /> establishment. Produces dense, medium height forage. <br /> Arizona fescue (Festuca arizonica) <br /> Cool season, drought-tolerant perennial bunchgrass with a <br /> coarse, dense fibrous root system. Most commonly found on <br /> thin, heavy soils but also occurs on deeper, coarser sites. <br /> Useful for controlling soil erosion and improving rangelands. <br /> Blue grama (Bouteloua graci/is) <br /> Warm season, drought tolerant perennial open sod-former. <br /> Grows in bunches in the south, bus as a sod-former in the <br /> north, at higher elevations or when frequently watered or closely <br /> grazed. Adapted to a broad spectrum of soils but thrives on <br /> medium textured, well-drained sites. Most drought resistant of the <br /> major grasses in the Great Plains and very resistant to grazing. <br /> Highly palatable and nutritious year round. Also used as a turf-grass. <br /> Horizon Environmental Services, Inc. <br />