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Range Site: Loamy Plains (5) <br />The native vegetation potential on this site is a typical plains short grass <br />• blue grama rangel2nd. Blue grama should make up SS% of the vegetation, western <br />wheatgrass 20°!,, needle-and-thread 5% and the remaining 20% is made up of other j <br />grasses, sedges and forbs.'•' <br />The expected cover will have a uniform appearance with a bunchgrass aspect. <br />There should be approximately 351 ground cover on this site. <br />Critical area planting: The slope, seedbed preparation, fertilizer, seeding and <br />mulching needs are similar to that described in the sandy plains planting guide. <br />The recommended seeding dates are between March 1st and June 1st, <br />Suggested Seeding Mixture <br />Percent pounds <br />Common Name Scientific Name Varieties Composition P.L.S. / Acre <br />Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis Commercial ~60~ ~ '1.3 <br />Western wheatgrass Agropyron smithii Barton 30 4.8 ' <br />i <br />Needle-and-thread Stipa comata Commercial 10 1.5 ~ <br />TOTAL 100 7.6 <br />• <br />Other grasses and forbs from surrounding fields will probably become established <br />on this site. <br />`The expected vegetation percentage make up is calculated on air dry weight. <br /> <br /> <br />