clays and coarse sands and is moderately tolerant of alkaline soils. The 

 plant provides spring and fall pasture or hay. It is also useful for regrass- 

 ing abandoned and burned -over rangelands. Hay quality is good if har- 

 vested soon after the heads form. Crested wheatgrass is highly resistant 

 to drought, cold, and disease. 



No rdan is a variety that yields more and higher quality forage and 

 seed than common crested wheatgrass. It is also noted for its good 

 emergence. 



Fairway Wheatgrass 

 (A. cristatum) 



Fairway wheatgrass, sometimes knownas Fairway crested wheatgrass, 

 is adapted to the same region as crested wheatgrass, but is grown primarily 

 at higher elevations of the Rocky Mountain area. It is used for hay or pas- 

 ture, or as a conservation plant. This grass is shorter, more leafy, and 

 smaller stemmed than common crested wheatgrass, and its seeds have more 

 pronounced awns. It is adapted to the same soil types as crested wheatgrass. 



Intermediate Wheatgrass 



Intermediate wheatgrass is a sod-forming type and is adapted to all 

 parts of the wheatgrass area. It makes its best growth on fertile, well- 

 drained soils, and serves as a pasture, hay, or conservation crop. It is 

 vigorous and easily established, and provides a dense ground cover during 

 the first year. It is resistant to lodging, disease, and frost, but it is less 

 drought resistant than crested wheatgrass. 



Greenar is more vigorous and productive than common intermediate 

 wheatgrass but is slower to form sod. It is planted in western 

 Washington and Oregon, either alone or in combination with alfalfa. 



Ree starts growth early in the spring, continues during the heat of 

 summer, and makes its most rapid growth in late summer and fall. 

 The plant is easily established, makes a rapid recovery after cutting 

 or grazing, and is a prolific seed producer. It has performed well 

 in South Dakota. 



Nebraska 50 is a variety particularly adapted to western Nebraska 

 and parts of adjoining States. 



Pubescent Wheatgrass 



Pubescent or stiffhair wheatgrass has short, thick runners and is 

 adapted to all parts of the wheatgrass area. Useful as a pasture or con- 

 servation grass, it is noted for its ability to survive dry, hot, and windy 

 summers in areas where the soil bakes. It performs well on burned-over 

 rangeland and on wind-blown, eroded sites. 



Topar is a late -maturing, tall-growing variety. It is particularly 

 adapted to Idaho and western Washington where it does well over a 

 wide range of elevations. 



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