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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. 

Species
Big bluegrass
MBC
Sp
2
2
1
Kentucky bluegrass
SRC
Sp Su F
2
2
1
Smooth bromegrass
MRC
Sp Su
1
2
1
Meadow bromegrass
MBC
Sp Su F
1
2
1
Reed canarygrass
TRC
Sp Su
3
2
1
Tall fescue
MBC
Sp Su F
1
2
1
Creeping foxtail
MRC
Sp Su
2
2
1
Meadow foxtail
MRC
Sp Su
2
2
1
Green needlegrass
MBC
Su F W
3
2
1
Orchardgrass
MBC
Sp Su F
1
1
3
Timothy
MBC
Sp Su
1
1
1
Beardless wheatgrass
MBC
Sp Su
2
2
1
Bluebunch wheatgrass
MBC
Sp
2
2
1
Crested wheatgrass, fairway
SBC
Sp
1
2
1
Crested wheatgrass, standard
SBC
Sp
1
2
1
Intermediate wheatgrass
MRC
Sp Su F
1
2
1
Pubescent wheatgrass
MRC
Sp Su F
1
2
1
Siberian wheatgrass
SBC
Sp
1
2
1
Slender wheatgrass
MBC
Sp Su
1
2
1
Tall wheatgrass
TBC
Sp Su F
1
2
1
Thickspike wheatgrass
SRC
Sp Su F
1
2
1
Western wheatgrass
MRC
Su F
2
2
1
Russian wildrye
SBC
Sp Su F W
2
2
1
Altai wildrye
TBC
Sp Su F W
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.

 

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