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Sand Dropseed <br />Scientific Name: <br />Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray <br />Life Span: Perennial <br />Origin:Native <br />Season: Warm <br />Growth Characteristics: A perennial bunchgrass, without rhizomes, <br />Ecological Adaptations: <br />hftp://extension.usu.edu/range/Grasses/sanddropseed.htm (1 of 2) [11/22/2009 12:32:06 PM] <br />Sand Dropseed <br />Sand dropseed is native to many of the low elevation and low rainfall rangelands of Utah. It <br />occurs on several <br />upland and semi-desert sites, with precipitation between 5 to 15 inches annually. <br />Soils: It commonly grows on sandy soils but is adapted to medium textured soils also. It is <br />found also, but <br />to a lesser extent, on gravelly, stony, and cobbly sandy loams. Sand dropseed is not <br />tolerant of wet soils. <br />Uses and Management: <br />Being a warm-season grass, sand dropseed is better suited for summer grazing than for <br />spring range. It <br />provides fair to good forage for cattle, sheep and horses. It is also used to some extent by <br />antelope, deer, <br />small mammals, and upland game birds. <br />Contact Webmaster <br />Copyright 2002 <br />http://extension.usu.edu/range/Grasses/sanddropseed.htm (2 of 2) [11/22/2009 12:32:06 PM] <br />Galleta <br />Galleta <br />Common Name(s): <br />Galleta <br />Curly Grass <br />Scientific Name: <br />Pleuraphis jamesii Torr. <br />Scientific Name Synonyms: <br />Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth. <br />Description: <br />Life Span: Perennial <br />Origin:Native <br />Season: Warm <br />Ecological Adaptations: <br />Galleta is a fairly important native range grass in the drier foothills and deserts of Utah at <br />elevations from 2500 to 7500 feet in the 5 to 16 inch rainfall belts where there is a definite <br />summer precipitation pattern. <br />Soils: Galleta occurs in a wide variety of soils from shallow to deep and from coarse to fine <br />texture, but is most abundant on fine textured soils. It is often found on clay soils where <br />other grasses are rare. <br />Uses and Management: