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• ROUGH FESCUE: FESTUCA SCABRELLA TORR. <br />Rough fescue is a perennial native, clump grass that grows between <br />7,900 and 12,000 feet in Colorado. It prefers dry - moist habitats in <br />mountain meadows and open woodlands. This fescue reproduces sexually <br />and rarely by rhizomes. It is not weedy and is not poisonous to <br />livestock. Growth on sandy loam is fair, loam and clay loam ie good, <br />and clay is fair. Optimum depth of soil is 20 inches. Growth on gentle <br />and moderate slopes is good and steep slopes fair. This fescue is rated <br />medium in erosion control potential. Rough fescue's establishment <br />requirements are medium. Short term revegetation potential is medium <br />and long term is high. The potential for biomass production is medium. <br />Cover values for deer, game birds, small non-game birds and small <br />• mammals is fair. Good food value is obtained by elk end small mammals <br />and fair food value by deer. Cattle and sheep forage palatability is <br />good. Energy value is fair and protein value poor. <br />RUSSIAN WILDRYE; ELYMUS JUNCUS <br />This wildrye was introduced from northern Asia. It grows in dry <br />sites in Colorado from 5, 500 to 7, 000 feet. It is not poisonous to <br />livestock and reproduces sexually. In terms of weediness, it is <br />classified as colonizing. Growth slopes encourage good growth of this <br />plant and growth deteriorates to poor on steep areas. This wildrye is <br />medium in its erosion control potential and has medium establishment <br />requirements. Long and short term revegetation potentials are medium. <br />Potential biomass production by this species is high. Fair cover for <br />• deer and good cover for game birds, small non-game birds and small <br />mammals is produced. The food value obtained by elk, game birds, small <br />Mid-term '94 6.4-A-14 September 15,1999 <br />