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<br />5. Inland salt rass: Perennial, sod-forming, short grass that <br />grows best o medium to clayey textured soils. The species is <br />commonly foun on the margins of alkaline areas. <br />6. Streambank wheat rass: Perennial, sod-f rming, mid grass that <br />is re atively ea y to establish. The grass s adapted to ail soil <br />textures but doe best on medium textured s ils. Contrary to the <br />connotation of "s eambank", this species des well with 6 inches <br />or more of annual ecipitation. Streamb nk wheatgrass is <br />moderately tolerant to alkaline soils. <br />B. Introduced Grass Species: <br />1. Standard crested w' eat rass: Pe ennial bunchgrass that is <br />easily estao ishe on a soi types (but best on medium to clayey <br />textured soils). The sp ies is ad pted to moderately alkaline <br />soils under dryland condi ions. <br />2. Perennial ryegrass: BV <br />medium to c ayey textured so <br />moderately alkaline soils. <br />ss that is easily established on <br />The species does well on <br />3. Tall fescue: Perennial b chgrass that is moderately tolerant <br />to alka ine soils. The grass do s well on all soil types but best <br />on medium to clayey textured soil Plant is easily established <br />but may not be able to grow that 11 in the low precipitation zone <br />of Grand Junction. <br />4. Tall wheat rass: P ennial bun grass which is easily <br />estab ishe on a soil ypes (best o medium to clayey textured <br />soils). Plant grows i those areas si filar to basin wildrye (as <br />discussed earlier). <br />I hope that you find this nfornation of some h lp to your revegetation <br />programs. Please note t t a change to an appro d seed mix would <br />require revising the pl s with the Division. Fe 1 free to contact fine if <br />I can be of an.y further assistance. <br />Sincerely, <br />~lll; ~ <br />James B. ~~IcArdle <br />Senior Reclamati n Specialist <br />JBM/tlh <br />Doc. No. 7bl <br />