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Native Grass Specifications
| Cool Season Natives |
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Seeding Rates
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Latin
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Height
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Seeds/lb.
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lbs./acre
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kg/ha
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Wheatgrass
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crested
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A. cristatum
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to 3 feet
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175,000
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5 to 15
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5.5 to 17
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(Agropyron sp.)
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western
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A. smithii
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to 3 feet
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110,000
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5 to 15
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5.5 to17
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intermediate
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A. intermedium
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to 4 feet
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88,000
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10 to 15
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11 to 17
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streambank
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A. riparium
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to 3 feet
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154,000
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6 to 10
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7 to 11
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slender
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A. trachycaulum
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to 4 feet
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159,000
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6 to 8
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7 to 9
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Foxtail
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creeping
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A. arundinaceus
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< 4 feet
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900,000
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6 to 10
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7 to 11
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(Alopecurus sp.)
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meadow
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A. pratensis
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to 3 feet
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580,000
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12 to 15
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13to 17
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Brome
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meadow
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B. biebersteinii
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to 2 feet
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40,000
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10 to 12
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11 to 13
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(Bromus sp.)
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smooth
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B. inermis
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to 4 feet
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125,000
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5 to 8
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5.5 to 9
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Tufted Hairgrass
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Deschampsia caespitosa
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to 4 feet
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2,500,000
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1 to 2
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1to 2
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Wildrye
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Canada
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E. canadensis
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to 4 feet
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160,000
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12 to 15
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13 to 17
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(Elymus sp.)
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blue
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E. glaucus
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to 4 feet
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110,000
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12 to 15
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13 to 17
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Russian
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E. junceus
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to 3 feet
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160,000
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12 to 15
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13 to 17
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Fescue
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Arizona
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F. arizonica
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< 3 feet
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300,000
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5
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6
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(Festuca sp.)
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Idaho
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F. idahoensis
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< 3 feet
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450,000
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2 to 3
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2 to 4
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meadow
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F. elatior
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< 4 feet
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250,000
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7 to 18
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8 to 20
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sheeps
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F. ovina var. ovina
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< 18 inches
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680,000
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10
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11
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Prairie Junegrass
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Koeleria pyramidata
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< 2 feet
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2,300,000
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1 to 2
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1to 2
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Indian Ricegrass
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Oryzopsis hymenoides
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< 4 feet
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141,000
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20 to 25
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22to 28
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Reed Canarygrass
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Phalaris arundinacea
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to 6 feet
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533,000
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5 to 10
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5.5to 11
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Bluegrass
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big
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P. ampla
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to 4 feet
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882,000
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3 to 5
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3 to 5.5
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(Poa sp.)
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Canby
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P. canbyi
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< 18 inches
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925,000
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3 to 5
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3 to 5.5
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Canada
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P. compressa
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< 2 feet
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2,500,000
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1 to 3
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1 to 3
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sandberg
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P. secunda
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< 16 inches
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925,000
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3 to 5
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3 to 5.5
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| Alkaligrass |
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Puccinellia distans
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< 16 inches
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2,000,000
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4
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4
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| Warm Season Natives |
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Seeding Rates
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Latin
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Height
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Seeds/lb.
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lbs./acre
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kg/ha
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| Bluestem |
big
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Andropogon geradii
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to 6 feet
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130,000
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10 to 15
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11 to 17
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sand
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A. halii
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to 6 feet
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125,000
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4 to 6
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4 to 7
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little
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Schizachyrium scoparium
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to 4 feet
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260,000
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3 to 4
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3 to 5
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| Grama |
blue
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B. eriopoda
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< 2 feet
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825,000
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1 to 3
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1 to 3
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| (Bouteloua sp.) |
sideoats
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B. curtipendula
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< 3 feet
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191,000
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3 to 6
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3to 7
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| Lovegrass |
weeping
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E. curvula
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to 4 feet
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1,500,000
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2
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2
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| (Eragrostis sp.) |
sand
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E. trichodes
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to 5 feet
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1,500,000
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2
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2
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| Switchgrass |
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Panicum virgatum
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to 5 feet
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389,000
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5 to 8
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5.5 to 9
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| Indiangrass |
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Sorghastrum nutans
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to 6 feet
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170,000
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6 to 8
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7 to 9
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| Alkali Sacaton |
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Sporobolus airiodes
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< 3 feet
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1,758,000
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<1
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<1
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Eastern Gamagrass
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Tripsacum dactyloides
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nearly 10 feet
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5,500
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8
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9
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