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• INDIAN RICEGRASS: ORYZOPSIS HYMENOIDES (R. & S.) RICKER <br />This perennial, native bunch grass prefers dry sites between 4,000 <br />and 9,500 feet. It ie non-weedy and reproduces sexually. The plant is <br />not poisonous and may have the ability to fix nitrogen. Growth of <br />Indian ricegrasa is good on sandy loam, loam and clay loam. Moderate <br />and gentle slopes produce healthier plants than steep slopes. This <br />grass is rated medium in erosion control potential and is also medium in <br />terms of its establishment requirements. Short term revegetation <br />potential is medium with long term potentials being high. Potential <br />biomass production is medium. This species gives fair cover for game <br />birds and good cover for small non-game birds and small mammals. Food <br />value for elk, deer and game birds is fair. Small non-game birds and <br />• small mammals receive good food value from this plant. Forage <br />palatability for cattle is good and sheep fair. Energy value retention <br />is good, but protein value retention is poor. <br />(TROY) KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS: POA PRATENSIS L. <br />This grass was introduced from Eurasia and prefers dry-moist sites <br />from 4,000 to 12,200 feet in Colorado. It reproduces sexually and <br />vegetatively by rhizomes. It has the potential of becoming a colonizing <br />weed. The Troy variety is much less aggressive than others of this <br />species and doesn't form a dense sod. This grass is not poisonous to <br />livestock. Growth of Kentucky bluegrass in sandy loam, loam and clay <br />loam on gentle to moderate slopes is good. On steep slopes in these <br />soils growth is fair. This grass is highly rated for its erosion <br />• control potential. Establishment requirements for this plant are low. <br />The short term revegetation potential is high and long term medium to <br />Mid-term '94 4.4-A-10 September 15,1994 <br />