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Comparative Characteristics of Forage Species in Montana
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Native
Grasses and Other Species
Species |
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| Little
bluestem |
2,3 |
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12-18 |
3 |
| Sand
bluestem |
2,3 |
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12-18 |
2 |
| Idaho
fescue |
2,3 |
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14-20 |
3 |
| Rough
fescue |
2,3 |
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16-24 |
3 |
| Needle
and thread |
3 |
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10-18 |
3 |
| Alkali
sacaton |
3,4 |
1 |
15+ |
2 |
| Inland
saltgrass |
3,4 |
1 |
15+ |
3 |
| Prairie
sandreed |
2,3 |
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12-22 |
2 |
| Bluebunch
wheatgrass |
3 |
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10-18 |
3 |
| Basin
wildrye |
2,3,4 |
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8+ |
2 |
| Beardless
wildrye |
3,4 |
1 |
14+ |
1,2 |
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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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