Southwest Seed

Grasses

Grasses are the mainstay of almost every effort to establish new planting, and typically make up more than 80% of all seed planted.

Common Name	Scientific Name	Precipitation	Planting Rate	Sun/Shade Tolerance
Alkali Grass	Puccinellia distans	16"	3 - 4# pls lbs/acre reclamation planting .5 lbs/1000 sq. ft.	2 - Both
Alkali Sacaton	Sporobolus airoides	10" - 15"	2 - 3 pls lbs/ac	1 - Very Sunny
Alpine Bluegrass	Poa alpina	20"	1-3 pls lbs/acre	2 - Both
Annual Ryegrass	Lolium perenne ssp. Multiflorum	18 inches annually	Monostand rate: 12-15 lbs/acre drilled, 20-25 lbs/acre broadcast	2 - Both
Arizona Fescue	Festuca arizonica	14"	3 pls lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Basin Wildrye	Leymus cinereus	8 inches	6-15 lbs/acre	2 - Both
Big Bluegrass	Poa secunda ssp. ampla	11"	2-4 pls lbs	2 - Both
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii	12 inches	8-16 lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Blue Grama	Boueloua gracilis	10-14" annually	1.5 to 5 lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Blue Wildrye	Elymus glaucus	16 inches	12 PLS lbs/acre	2 - Both
Bluebunch Wheatgrass	Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata	8 to 10 inches	6-20 lbs/acre	2 - Both
Bottlebrush Squirreltail	Elymus elemoides	8"	7 - 12 lbs/ac	1 - Very Sunny
Buffalograss	Bouteloua dactyloides	7 inches	for lawns, 2-3 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.	2 - Both
Canada Bluegrass	Poa compressa	15" - 18"	2 pls lbs/acre	2 - Both
Canada Wildrye	Elymus canadensis	12 inches	10-15 PLS lbs/acre, drilled	2 - Both
Canby Bluegrass	Poa secunda spp canbyi	10"	2-4 pls lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Creeping Foxtail	Alopecurus arundinaceus	18"	1-3 lb PLS/acre	2 - Both
Crested Wheatgrass	Agropyron cristatum x desertorum	8 inches	5 to 12 lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Fringed Brome	Bromus ciliatus	+30"	15 - 18 pls lbs/ac	2 - Both
Green Needlegrass	Nassella viridula	12"	6 pls lbs - 10 pls lbs/ ac	2 - Both
Hard Fescue	Festuca trachyphylla	12"	3 - 6 pls lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Idaho Fescue	Festuca idahoensis	14" - 20"	3 - 6#	2 - Both
Indian Ricegrass	Achnatherum hymenoides	8"	6-12 pls lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Intermediate Wheatgrass	Thinopyrum intermedium	12"	10 to 15 PLS lbs/acre drilled	1 - Very Sunny
Kentucky Bluegrass – Forage type	Poa pratensis	18" - 30"	Forage seeding 10 - 15 blk lbs/ac	1 - Very Sunny
Letterman’s Needlegrass	Stipa lettermanii	6"	6 - 8 pls lbs/ac	2 - Both
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium	10" annually	4-10 pls lbs/acre, drilled	1 - Very Sunny
Meadow Brome	Bromus biebersteinii	14" minimum 16"+ for good stand	10 - 20# acre	1 - Very Sunny
Mountain Brome	Bromus marginatus	16"	10 pls lbs/ac but not recommended for a mono stand	1 - Very Sunny
Muttongrass	Poa fendleriana	10"	2-3 pls lbs	2 - Both
Needle & Thread Grass	Hesperostipa comata spp. comata	7" - 12"	6 pls lbs/ac	1 - Very Sunny
Nodding Brome	Bromus anomalus	14"	5-10#	2 - Both
Orchardgrass	Dactylis glomerata	16"-18" depending on variety	4-15 PLS lbs/acre, drilled	2 - Both
Perennial Ryegrass	Lolium perenne	30 inches	20 to 25 bulk lbs/acre	2 - Both
Prairie Junegrass	Koeleria macrantha	14"	1 pls lb/acre	2 - Both
Pubescent Wheatgrass	Thinopyrum intermedium spp barbulatum	12 inches	10-20 lbs/acre	2 - Both
Redtop	Agrostis gigantea	30"+	1pls lb/ac	1 - Very Sunny
Reed Canarygrass	Phalaris arundinacea	16"+	5 - 7 blk lbs/ac	1 - Very Sunny
Rocky Mountain Fescue	Festuca saximontana	10"+	1 - 3 pls lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Russian Wildrye	Psathyrostachys junceus	8 inches	5-10 lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Sand Dropseed	Sporobolus cryptandrus	5" annually	1-2 lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Sandberg Bluegrass	Poa secunda spp sandbergii	8"	2-4 pls lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Sheep Fescue	Festuca ovina	12"	4# pls/acre or 1#/1000 sq. ft.	1 - Very Sunny
Siberian Wheatgrass	Agropyron fragile	6 inches	6-12 lbs/acre	2 - Both
Sideoats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula	10-12 inches annually	5-9 lbs/acre	2 - Both
Slender Wheatgrass	Elymus trachycaulus	12 inches	6-10 lbs/acre Dryland	2 - Both
Smooth Brome	Bromus inermis	12" - 18"	15# - 20# per acre	2 - Both
Spike Trisetum	Trisetum spicatum	18"	2 to 4 pls lbs/acre	2 - Both
Switchgrass	Panicum virgatum	12 inches	3-5 lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Tall Fescue Pasture	Festuca arundinacea	18" minimum	15# - 20# per acre	2 - Both
Thurber Fescue	Festuca thurberii	20"	3 - 5 pls lbs/acre	1 - Very Sunny
Timothy	Phleum pratense	16"+	3 - 5 pls lbs/ac	2 - Both
Tufted Hairgrass	Deschampsia cespitosa	14" but also adapted to wetlands	1-2 pls lbs/ac	2 - Both
Western Wheatgrass	Pascopyrum smithii	14 inches	10-22 PLS lbs/acre drilled	2 - Both

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