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Table 3: Comparison Table: <br /> Species Soil Texture: Precip. Salinity AIkalinity Justification <br /> Range, Tolerance Tolerance <br /> inches <br /> Crested wheatgrass Any except 6 + Medium Moderate High drought <br /> silty tolerance. <br /> Intermediate Any 12+ Medium Low Similar to <br /> wheatgrass Pubescent, <br /> Pubescent thought <br /> a better variety. <br /> Pubescent Loamy to 14+ Medium? Mild Drought tolerant, <br /> wheatgrass sandy noxious weed <br /> resistant <br /> Canada wildrye Coarse to fine 20+ Moderate Low Excessive precip. <br /> requirement <br /> Bluebunch Any type 8+ Low Low Low precip., very <br /> wheatgrass drought resistant. <br /> Alfalfa Medium 12+ Medium Low Legume, better <br /> texture survival than other <br /> varieties, dr land. <br /> Russian wildrye Medium to 10+ Medium Medium Competitive <br /> fine against weeds. <br /> Good salinity, <br /> alkalinity <br /> resistance <br /> Thickspike Any 8+ Medium Low Low precip., <br /> wheatgrass drought tolerant. <br /> Scarlet Any 6+ Medium Medium Drought, saline <br /> lobemallow and alkali tolerant. <br /> Alkali sacaton Any 5+ High Medium Difficult to seed. <br /> Inland saltgrass Fine to 5+ High High Requires plugs, <br /> medium host for red rust. <br /> Tall wheatgrass Any 10+ High _ High salinity & <br /> drought tolerance. <br /> Sand bluestem Coarse 10+ Low Low Does not perform <br /> well with weeds. <br /> Sand dropseed File 8+ Medium Low Cannot tolerate <br /> wet soils. <br /> *Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service—Conservation Plant Characteristics <br /> 6 <br />