COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME | 
Bromegrass Bromus inermis 
Smooth (Russian) 

Dallis Grass Paspalum dilatatum 


Fescue Meadow Festuca elatior 




Fescue Alta Festuca arundinacea 
(Tall) 
Harding Grass Phalaris tuberosa 
Var. stenoptera 
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus 
pratensis 

Orchard Grass Dactylis glomerata 


Red Top Grass Agrostis alba 


Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea 

GRASSES AND HERBS 

vations. Will survive late summer drought. 

severe winters. 
pasture. 

erance, 
ters. Will withstand some submergence. 
Best adapted to wet and seepage sites. 
Wide soil and climatic range. 
sites. 
elevations. Does not thrive in alkali. 

Ryegrass 
Common (Annual) 
Lolium multiflorum 

_ Ryegrass 
; Lolium perenne 
Perennial 



Tall Oatgrass Arrhenatherum 
(Tall Meadow Oatgrass). elatius 
Tall Oatgrass Arrhenatherum 
Tualatin elatius 
Timothy Phleum pratense 
Velvet Grass Holcus lanatus 



in Central and South State. 

Wide soil and climatic range. 


tions. 
SEEDING RATE—POUNDS PER ACRE 
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GENERAL INFORMATION 
Erect, tall, leafy, creeping. Long growing season. 
Tends to become sod-bound and requires occasional 

Tall, angled growth habit, bunchgrass, winter dor- 
mant. Strong growth in hot weather. Quick recovery 
after grazing. Will survive late summer drought. 

Erect tall bunchgrass. Less leafy than tall fescue, 

Tall erect bunchgrass, abundant basal leafage. Long 
growing season and high forage yield. Will survive 
late summer drought. Good companion grass with 

Tall, erect, leafy bunchgrass with short rhizomes. 
Tends to winter growth. Well relished by stock. 
Tall, erect, leafy bunchgrass. Increasing in popu- 
larity in Oregon. Noted for early spring growth. 

Tall, erect, bunchgrass, leafy at base and on stems. 
Long growing season. Tufty when allowed to ma- 
ture. Will grow in part shade. Will survive late 

Erect, medium tall, creeping sod former. Late ma- 

Very tall, erect, slightly creeping. Leafy and coarse. 
Starts growth early. Too tall and aggresive for asso- 
ciation with other species. Will start in water and 
withstands prolonged submergence. 

Medium tall, perennial! with good moisture. Stems 
leafy. Starts rapidly and gives early ground cover. 
Withstands moderate submergence. 
Less tall than annual. Small bunchgrass with abun- 
Will survive late summer 
drought. Withstands moderate submergence. 




Wet soils at high elevations. 

Wide soil adaptation on North Coast and at 
high elevations. 
LEGUMES 
Acid or neutral soils. Best growth at high ele- 
vations, but will do well at low elevations 
where soil moisture is plentiful. 


Seepage and marshy land. Best adaptation on 
North Coast and semicoastal areas. 




Alsike Clover Trifolium hybridum 
Big Trefoil Lotus uliginosus 
(L. major) 
Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus 
Broadleaf (erect) var. vulgaris 
Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus 
Narrow leaf var. tenuifolius 
(prostrate) 

Trifolium repens 
Ladino Clover 
var. latum 

Red Clover Trifolium pratense 


Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum 
(common) 


Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum 
(Palestine type) 

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Subclover Trifolium 
(subterranean clover) subterraneum 
_ White Clover Trifolium repens 
(White Dutch Clover) 
White Sweet Clover Melilotus alba 


Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis 
(common) 


Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis 
(Madrid) 







Wide range of soil and climate. Best growth in 
neutral or acid soils. Will survive late summer 
drought. \ 
Wide range of soil and climate. Alkali tolerant. 
Will survive late summer drought. 

Wide range of soil and climate except extreme 
cold winters. Useful if drainage is provided. 
Does not withstand excessive soil moisture. 
Well etined soils of mountain meadows and 
high elevation pastures. 
Wide soil range, alkali to acid. Endures severe 
winters and all but extreme summer heat. Will 
survive prolonged submergence. 

Wide range of soil texture. Endures severe 
winters and all but extreme heat. Will survive 
long submergence. 

Wide range of soil texture. Prefers acid soil, 
tolerant of moderate alkalinity, same climatic 
range as Bur Clover, where temperatures per- 
mit winter growth. 
Wide soil and climatic range. Best growth at 
high bation More winter hardy than 
Ladino. 
Wide soil and climatic range. Very alkali tol- 
erant. Not adapted to strongly acid soils. Good 
where top soil is dry in late summer. 
Wide soil and climatic range. Very alkali tol- 
erant. Not adapted to strongly acid soil. Will 
survive late summer drought. 
Wide soil and climatic range. Very alkali tol- 
erant. Not adapted to strongly acid soil. Will 
survive late summer drought. 


5 to 20 
1to4 
3 to 5 
8 to5 
4to8 
4to8 
4to8 
4to8 
3 to 6 
4to8 
4to10 
4to10 
4to10 






Tall, erect bunchgrass, with leafy stems. Good in a 

A selection of Tall Oatgrass, with more basal 

Tall, erect, leafy bunchgrass growing from a swol- 
len or bulb-like base. Short-lived, late maturing. 
Little grown in California, but useful in mountain 

1tod5 
% to 3 
1to3 
ADAPTATION 
ALONE IN MIXTURES 
Deep clay or clay loams medium to high ele- 8 to12 2to4 | 
renovation. 
All soils, hot to cool climate. Does not survive 4to10 2 to 4 
Withstands submergence. 
Wide range of soil and climate, but now used 6 to 10 2 tod 
chiefly in mountain meadows for hay and which has largely replaced it. 
Wide soil and climatic range. Good alkali tol- 6 to 10 2to5 
Birdsfoot Trefoil. 
Best growth on heavy loams or soils with 2 to 6 1to4 
heavy subsoil. Does not withstand severe win- 
Wide soil range at medium to high elevations. 4to10 2 to 4 
Endures shade, 
All soils but adobe, moderate alkali tolerance. 6 to 12 2to4 
summer drought. 
Clay or loam soils, especially those with acid 2 to 10 1to4 
reaction. Best at high elevations or on wet turing. Good soil binder. 
Wide range of soil texture, ‘medium to high Ato 1 OP ete e oe eae 
Wide soil and climatic range. Winter growing 5 to 10 1to4 
5 to 10 1to4 
dant basal leafage. 
Acid, neutral or slightly alkaline soils. Central 10 to 15 8 to 8 
and North Coast and medium to high eleva- mixture for hay and pasture. 
Acid, neutral and slightly alkaline soils. Cen- 10 to 15 3 to8 
tral and North Coast and high elevations. May leafage. 
have a wider range than the common strain. 
6 to 10 2 to 6 
meadows. 
8 to 10 3 to6 
Tall, hardy, long-lived bunchgrass, tufty. Pale in 
color. Hairy. Produces a light hay. Low in palatabil- 
ity, but grazed by cattle and sheep where it occurs 
naturally. Should be used only where other grasses 
do not thrive. 

Semi-erect, leafy, sparsely pubescent. A popular hay 
and pasture legume at high elevations and where 
drainage is poor. 

Larger and more erect than Birdsfoot. Has creeping 
rhizomes, withstands much submergence. Requires 
inoculation to start. 
Stronger stemmed than tenuifolius, semi-erect. Leaf- 
lets over half as wide as long. Recovers rapidly after 
grazing. 

1to3 
1to5 
1to38 
1to3 
1to3 
1to3 

leafy with long runners. Deep-rooted, but adaptable 
to wet or shallow soils. Relished by all stock. With- 
stands submergence. 
Semi-erect with runners, no central stems. Very 
leafy, shallow-rooted. Rapid recovery after grazing. 
Not popular as a hay plant. 
Semi-erect, short-lived perennial. Leafy, strong, 
sturdy growth. A fine clover for hay, with after- 
math of pasture where not subject to mildew. 
An understory legume with long runners rooting at 
the nodes. Leafage short but abundant. Shallow- 
rooted. Late fall growth. A good soil binder due to 
creeping habit. 
Same growth habit as Common, but taller and with 
larger leaves. Useful for late fall pasturage. In the 
northwest, Palestine Strawberry Clover is recog- 
nized as having the same range as the Common. 
Until further experience is gained here we recom- . 
mend a blend of both. 
Annual, semi-prostrate with runners. Pegs part of 
its seed into the soil. Useful on sites where summer 
moisture is insufficient to support a good stand and 
growth of perennial legumes, 
Growth habit like Ladino but much smaller. With- 
stands wet land if not too long submerged. 
Biennial, tall, branching, leafy. Tap-rooted. Will do 
best where drainage has been provided. 
Biennial, branching tap-rooted. More leafy and less 
tall and coarse than White. 
Biennial. A selection of Yellow Sweet Clover that is 
more robust, leafier and more drought resistant. 
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_ Prostrate except where held up by close association, 
