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• is provided. Good food value is produced for elk and fair food value <br />for deer, game birds, small non-game birds and small mammals. Cattle <br />and sheep forage palatability ie good. Energy retention is fair and <br />protein poor. <br />BLUE GRAMA: BOUTELOUA GRACILIS (H.H.K.) LAG. <br />Blue grams is a native grass growing between 3,500 and 10,500 feet <br />in dry rangeland areas. This perennial grass reproduces vegetatively, <br />sexually and asexually. It is non-weedy. Blue grams may, under unusual <br />conditions, be a minor poisonous plant (See definitions of 'poisonous - <br />livestock'). This species grows well on all soils present in the Moffat <br />Area. Growth on gentle to moderate slopes is good. Erosion control <br />• potential of blue grams is rated high. Its establishment requirements <br />are medium with a low short term revegetation potential. Long term <br />revegetation potential for this grass is high. Potential biomass <br />production is rated medium. It provides non-game birds and small <br />mammals with fair cover. Food value for game birds, non-game birds and <br />small mammals is fair. Cattle and sheep forage palatability is rated <br />good with energy and protein values being fair. <br />GALLETA: HILARIA JAMESII (TORR.) BENTH. <br />Galleta is a native grass that prefers dry sites between 3,600 and <br />10,800 feet. It reproduces sexually and vegetatively by rhizomes. It <br />is not poisonous or weedy. Growth of galleta on sandy loam and loam is <br />good and is fair on clay loams. Gentle slopes produce the healthiest <br />• plants and growth deteriorates to a poor rating on steep slopes. <br />Erosion control potential for this species is high. It is a difficult <br />Mid-term '94 9.4-A-7 September 15,1994 <br />