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Grasses - Comparative Characteristics of Forage Species in Montana

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Forage Grasses - All species in this group are recommended for plantings as forage.  Many are also useful for other purposes. 

 
Regrowth Ability
Species
Mature Plant
Seedlings
Seeds
Big bluegrass
2
2
4
Kentucky bluegrass
2
2
2
Smooth bromegrass
2
2
3
35-56
49-63
24-28
Meadow bromegrass
1
1
3
Reed canarygrass
1
2
1
35-56
35-49
49
Tall fescue
1
1
2
Creeping foxtail
1
1
1
Meadow foxtail
1
2
1
21-42
49-63
35-63
Green needlegrass
2
2
4
Orchardgrass
1
1
3
14-21
Timothy
2
2
2
21-56
21-35
49-63
Beardless wheatgrass
2
2
3
Bluebunch wheatgrass
2
2
4
Crested wheatgrass, fairway
3
2
4
Crested wheatgrass, standard
3
2
4
21-35
10-17
Intermediate wheatgrass
2
2
3
21-26
14-21
21-35
Pubescent wheatgrass
2
2
3
Siberian wheatgrass
3
2
4
Slender wheatgrass
2
2
3
35-56
21-35
49-63
Tall wheatgrass
2
2
2
35-56
21-35
35-49
Thickspike wheatgrass
2
2
3
Western wheatgrass
2
2
2
49-63
Russian wildrye
2
1
3
21-35
21-35
21-35
Altai wildrye
2
1
3
2
2
1

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From Montana Interagency Plant Materials Handbook *
By S. Smoliak, R.L. Ditterline, J.D. Scheetz, L.K. Holzworth, J.R. Sims, L.E. Wiesner, D.E. Baldridge, and G.L. Tibke
 The Montana Interagency Plant Materials Handbook (EB69) is no longer in print, but is available for viewing in
Montana County Extension Service and National Resource Conservation Service Offices.

View Text-only Version Text-only Updated: 08/29/2006
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