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Jefferson County Indian Gulch Fire
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Foothills Native Mix
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
% of Mix |
Cool/Warm |
Ht (ft) |
| Indian Ricegrass |
Achnatherum hymenoides |
10 |
Cool |
1-2’ |
| Little Bluestem |
Schizachyrium scoparium |
10 |
Warm |
1-4' |
| Blue Grama |
Bouteloua gracilis |
7.5 |
Warm |
<2’ |
| Yellow Indiangrass |
Sorghastrum nutans |
5 |
Warm |
3-6’ |
| Switchgrass |
Panicum virgatum |
15 |
Warm |
2-4' |
| Arizona Fescue |
Koeleria cristata |
10 |
Cool |
1-2’ |
| Sideoats Grama |
Bouteloua curtipendula |
10 |
Warm |
1-3’ |
| Bluebunch Wheatgrass |
Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata |
10 |
Cool |
1.5-4’ |
| Big Bluestem |
Andropogon gerardii |
10 |
Warm |
3-6’ |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass |
Elymus lanceolatus |
10 |
Cool |
1-3' |
| Spike Muhly |
Muhlenbergia wrightii |
2.5 |
Warm |
8"-2' |
Percentages of species and/or species may change due to availability.
Seeding rate: 15-25# per acre drilled, 1-3#/1000 sq. ft. for smaller areas.
25-50# per acre broadcast seeded. |
The Foothills Native mix is made up with grasses that are adapted to medium textured soils, as well as, some of the shallower soils found in the transitional area between the grasslands of the plains and the forest of the mountains along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The Foothills Mix is used for conservation, restoration, cover, forage, wildlife, and for homeowner lots in the foothills area. Elevation ranges from 5,000 to 7,000 feet and the average annual precipitation is 8 to 20 inches. |
Indian Ricegrass - Native widely distributed, cool season, medium-sized bunchgrass. Commonly found with other grasses in semiarid western U.S.
Little Bluestem - Native to U.S. and widely distributed across the country. Primary species of midwestern prairies. Warm season, long-lived, perennial bunchgrass.
Blue Grama - Major native species of the western Great Plains and the Southwest. One of the most widely distributed of all native grasses. A warm season, perennial, open sod forming short grass.
Yellow Indiangrass - Native to approximately eastern two-thirds of U.S. including the Great Plains states. Warm season, bunching sod former.
Switchgrass - Native to all areas of U.S. except California and Pacific Northwest. Primary species of the Midwest Tall Grass Prairie. Medium tall, warm season, long-lived, patchy sod grass.
Arizona Fescue - Native to the ponderosa pine zone. A long-lived, perennial, cool season bunchgrass.
Sideoats Grama - Native to U.S. and widely distributed eastward from Rocky Mountains. Warm season, bunchy sod forming grass.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass - Native of primary importance in Intermountain region. Cool season, long-lived, perennial bunchgrass.
Big Bluestem - Native to most areas east of Rocky Mountains and primary species of Tall Grass Prairie of the Midwest. Tall, long-lived, warm season, bunchy sod former.
Thickspike Wheatgrass - Native to the western U.S. Drought-tolerant, cool season, long-lived, perennial sod former.
Spike Muhly - Warm season, tufted perennial bunchgrass. Native to southwestern Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Foothills Native Mix $ 6.50/pound
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Dry Native Mountain Mix
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
% of Mix |
Cool/Warm |
Ht (ft) |
| Fringed Brome |
Bromus ciliatus |
10 |
Cool |
1-3’ |
| Nodding Brome |
Bromus anomalus |
10 |
Cool |
2-4’ |
| Slender Wheatgrass |
Elymus trachycaulus |
10 |
Cool |
1.5-4' |
| Streambank Wheatgrass |
Elymus lanceolatus |
15 |
Cool |
<1' |
| Arizona Fescue |
Festuca arizonica |
10 |
Cool |
1-2’ |
| Prairie Junegrass |
Koeleria cristata |
5 |
Cool |
1-2' |
| Thickspike Wheatgrass |
Elymus lanceolatus |
15 |
Cool |
1-3’ |
| Bluebunch Wheatgrass |
Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata |
10 |
Cool |
1.5-4’ |
| Bottlebrush Squirreltail |
Elymus elymoides |
5 |
Cool |
1-2’ |
| Sandberg Bluegrass |
Poa secunda |
10 |
Cool |
<1' |
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Percentages of species and/or species may change somewhat due to availability.
Seeding rate: 50# per acre broadcast seeded, 2-5#/1000 sq. ft. for smaller areas. |
| The Dry Native Mountain Mix is adapted to dry mountain conditions and useful for restoration, forage and wildlife. It is also adapted for reclamation of roads, trails, pipelines and home-sites. The sites are generally shallow soils, low precipitation and often south facing slopes. The elevation ranges from 7,000 to over 9,000 feet. The average annual precipitation is 8 to 16 inches and most of the moisture falls as snow in the winter. Much of the area is grass and shrubs with valley bottoms, aspen and cottonwood. |
Fringed Brome - Native cool season, medium-sized perennial bunchgrass.
Nodding Brome - Native cool season, perennial bunchgrass found in Rocky Mountain region.
Slender Wheatgrass - Important, native cool season, short-lived perennial bunchgrass. Early seral species found in northern Great Plains, northern Rocky Mountains and Intermountain regions.
Streambank Wheatgrass - Native of western U.S., northern Great Plains and western Intermountain region of the U.S. Drought-tolerant, cool season, long-lived, perennial sod former.
Arizona Fescue - Native to the ponderosa pine zone. A long-lived, perennial, cool season bunchgrass.
Prairie Junegrass - Native to western North America. Slender, cool season, tufted perennial bunchgrass.
Thickspike Wheatgrass - Native to the western U.S. Drought-tolerant, cool season, long-lived, perennial sod former.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass - Native of primary importance in Intermountain region. Cool season, long-lived, perennial bunchgrass.
Bottlebrush Squirreltail - Native to the U.S., and is a cool season, early seral, short-lived, perennial bunchgrass.
Sandberg Bluegrass - Native to western U.S., Rocky Mountain, and northern Great Plains region. Short, cool season, bunchgrass.
Dry Native Mountain Mix $5.50/pound
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