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e` .'\.1 'x'99". +l~ <br />T '~ T ~ ~ '1 '~ I 1 <br />_.~ ~. ~.P ~ ~ ti ~J :a_10 .3t7:.a <br />_ ~ - <br />a~ ~~~•_ <br />BLUE$UNCt-l'lVFic,-: ~'::,:Sd~seu- <br />doroeaneria sDic~tu) is a ^ative, cool- <br />season bunchgrass found throughout <br />the western United Slates. The more <br />typical 131uebunch '~,'~sate-ass ranges <br />from green to blue in Gofer and is 1.5 to <br />4 feet tall. It is adapted to sandy, silty <br />and clayey soils. Biuebunch can also <br />be found growing on thin, rockey sites <br />and on relatively steep sloes. It grows <br />best where precipitation a in the 10 to 20 <br />inch range but can also ^row in areas <br />with as littleas8inc:,esc; as much as 35 <br />inches. The elev2ticn ranr~ is from 500 <br />to 10,000 feet. <br />FACTS ABCUT 3LUESi:NC:-1'NF;EaTGRASS: <br />' 8luebunch W~teatcrass is tolerant <br />of weakly saline soils. It ~~„nnot grow on <br />very alkaline or very acid soils. <br />' The Giant will crew in full sun orsemi- <br />shade. <br />' It is generally •:vinter hzrdy although <br />this varies with iccaticn. <br />' Bluebunch '~Jheatgrass demon- <br />strates a fair asgree of `ire tolerance. <br />' It can withstand gra=ing all year ex- <br />cept early spring. <br />' It will not grc~.v on ?er~etually ~nret <br />sites nor under a cer~a canopy, requir- <br />ing gocd draina~~ any a !east some <br />sunlight. <br />VARI"Y: <br />Secar a . 3!~-=~~_.:...~ '"`,ea:^,rass from a native plant collection made in Idaho. The name was <br />selected *.o r: sir.:: _. ~ _.__ -: -.:,ar^ce (Seca meaning "dry" in Spanish). It is adapted to low rainfall areas <br />(8 to ' ~ ir~`~°_.: :. - ~:~ - . , . ~~~: en'.c ne equal orsuperiorto other similarspecies in drought tolerance, <br />forace are ~ _.:~ . ~ - , .rcpt and crown production. and seed yield potential. Secar is early <br />T~_, -':-- -. - : - - ..: -~vers~ conditions. <br />Bluebunch Wheatgrass <br />