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smooth brome, Bromus inermis; Altai Wildrye, Elymus angustus; sicklepod milk - <br />vetch, Astragalus titer; alfalfa, Medicago sativa; small burnet, Sanguisorba <br />minor; alsike clover, Trifolium hybridum; and <br />white clover T. repens. An evaluation of specific characteristics for each spe- <br />cies is presented in Tables 3.6-1a through 3.6-1e, and 3.6-2a through 3-6-2e. A <br />discussion of the utility of these introduced species follows. <br />Agropyron cristatum <br />fairway crested wheatgrass <br />Fairway crested wheatgrass is probably the most important grass for inclusion in <br />mixtures for restoration of game winter range in drier areas. Since it is highly <br />adaptable, it is a preferred species for inclusion in mixtures with other gras- <br />ses, forbs, and shrubs. Fairway grows on dry sites where few other grasses sur- <br />vive, but it also grows well on favorable sites, even at higher elevations in the <br />mountain brush zone and in openings in aspen and conifer stands. It has fair <br />tolerance to shade and to alkaline sites. Fairway wheatgrass is a uniform - <br />appearing bunchgrass; it tillers from the base of its clumps and produces a per- <br />sistent tough sod that provides excellent ground cover. In addition, it is use- <br />ful for planting in mixtures with tall wheatgrass and Russian wildrye especially <br />on ranges having varying alkalinity. It can be established from direct seeding, <br />from transplanting, and from planting pieces of sod. (Plummer, et al. 1968) <br />Game animals seek its early spring foliage following snowmelt and also use fall <br />regrowth (Plummer, et.al. 1968). <br />The USDA Soil Conservation Service (1977) recommends that fairway crested wheat - <br />grass be included in a seed mix for Zones III, VII, and VIII of their planting <br />guide for Northwest Colorado (Figure 3.6-1 and Table 3.6-4, 5, 6). <br />3-131 <br />REVISED FFR 1 -4 'R7 <br />