Agronomic Grass

Name Image Min ppt (mm) Max ppt (mm) Drought Tolerance Flooding Tolerance Typical Uses Uses Notes Erosion Control Suppress Inv Plants Enhance Forage Peace Region Suitability
Canada Bluegrass 300 1100 H H M L
Chewings Red Fescue 400 600 H M M L
Creeping Red Fescue 400 600 M M H L M
Crested Wheatgrass 200 450 H L L L
Dahurian Wildrye 300 600 H M L M
Hard Fescue/Sheep Fescue 300 760 M L H L L
Hybrid Bromegrass 300 600 H M M L H
Intermediate/Pubescent Wheatgrass 330 1120 M L H L
Italian Ryegrass 400 600 L H H
Kentucky Bluegrass 350 1100 M M H M M
Meadow Bromegrass 350 600 H L M L H
Orchardgrass 400 0 M M L L H
Perennial Ryegrass 400 600 L H H L
Redtop 450 0 M M H H L
Russian Wildrye 200 450
Smooth Bromegrass 350 600 H H H H H
Tall Fescue 400 600 M M M M H
Tall Wheatgrass 300 550 H M M L M
Timothy 400 600 L H M L

Agronomic Legume

Name Image Min ppt (mm) Max ppt (mm) Drought Tolerance Flooding Tolerance Typical Uses Uses Notes Erosion Control Suppress Inv Plants Enhance Forage Peace Region Suitability
Alfalfa 300 600 H M M L H
Alsike Clover 400 600 L M M M
Birdsfoot Trefoil 400 600 M H L L M
Cicer Milkvetch 350 600 M L H L
Common Vetch 310 1630 L L M M M
Hairy Vetch 450 1650 H M H M H
Red Clover 400 600 M M M L
Sainfoin 300 600 M L M L M
White Clover 400 600 L M H H L

Native Grass

Name Image Min ppt (mm) Max ppt (mm) Drought Tolerance Flooding Tolerance Typical Uses Uses Notes Erosion Control Suppress Inv Plants Enhance Forage Peace Region Suitability
Big Bluegrass 255 610 M L H L L
Blue Wildrye 400 1500 M L M L L
Bluebunch Wheatgrass 200 500 H L L L M
Bluejoint Reedgrass 360 1650 M H H H
Canada Wildrye 500 1140 M L H L
Fowl Bluegrass 450 1270 L L M M L
Fringe Bromegrass 400 0 M L H M
Fuzzy-spiked Wildrye (Hairy Wildrye) 400 900 H M H L L
Idaho Fescue 305 510 M L M L
Junegrass 0 300 H M M L M
Pinegrass 400 660 H H L
Reed Canarygrass 350 600 M H H H H
Rocky Mountain/Alpine Fescue 350 900 H L H L
Rough Fescue 350 610 L L L M
Slender Wheatgrass 350 600 M M M M M
Tufted Hairgrass 400 0 L H M L M
Western Wheatgrass 300 510 H M H L L

Native Legume

Name Image Min ppt (mm) Max ppt (mm) Drought Tolerance Flooding Tolerance Typical Uses Uses Notes Erosion Control Suppress Inv Plants Enhance Forage Peace Region Suitability
American Vetch 225 1270 H L L L L
Creamy Peavine 400 700 L L L L M

Agronomic Grass

Name Image Ease of establishment Winter hardiness Persistence Competitiveness Longevity Grazing Recovery Soil texture preference Acidity tolerance Salinity tolerance
Canada Bluegrass M M M M M L
Chewings Red Fescue H H H H H M MC H M
Creeping Red Fescue H H M M H H A M M
Crested Wheatgrass M H H M H M A M H
Dahurian Wildrye H M L M L H A H
Hard Fescue/Sheep Fescue M M H H H M FM L M
Hybrid Bromegrass H H H H H A M M
Intermediate/Pubescent Wheatgrass H H M M M L FM M M
Italian Ryegrass H L L H L H H M
Kentucky Bluegrass M H H H H H A H L
Meadow Bromegrass M H M H H A M M
Orchardgrass H L M M M H FM H
Perennial Ryegrass H L L H L H FM H L
Redtop M H H L F H L
Russian Wildrye
Smooth Bromegrass M H H H H L A M M
Tall Fescue M M L M M H FM H H
Tall Wheatgrass L M M L H M FM L H
Timothy M H M H L A H L

Agronomic Legume

Name Image Ease of establishment Winter hardiness Persistence Competitiveness Longevity Grazing Recovery Soil texture preference Acidity tolerance Salinity tolerance
Alfalfa H M M M H M A L M
Alsike Clover H H M M L H F H L
Birdsfoot Trefoil L L M L M M FM H H
Cicer Milkvetch H M M H H A L L
Common Vetch M L H M L M A M
Hairy Vetch H H H L C L L
Red Clover H M L H L M A H L
Sainfoin M H L L M L A L L
White Clover H L M L H FM H L

Native Grass

Name Image Ease of establishment Winter hardiness Persistence Competitiveness Longevity Grazing Recovery Soil texture preference Acidity tolerance Salinity tolerance
Big Bluegrass M M M H H H A M L
Blue Wildrye H M M H L L A M L
Bluebunch Wheatgrass L M M M H L MC L L
Bluejoint Reedgrass H H H H M A H M
Canada Wildrye H M L L L L MC M M
Fowl Bluegrass M H M M L FM H L
Fringe Bromegrass H H H H M L M L
Fuzzy-spiked Wildrye (Hairy Wildrye) M L C M M
Idaho Fescue L H H M H M M M
Junegrass L H M H M L MC L L
Pinegrass L M M H H H H
Reed Canarygrass L H H H H H FM H L
Rocky Mountain/Alpine Fescue H M L H M MC M L
Rough Fescue L M M H H L MC M
Slender Wheatgrass H H M M L L FM M H
Tufted Hairgrass L H M L H A M M
Western Wheatgrass M H M M H M FM L M

Native Legume

Name Image Ease of establishment Winter hardiness Persistence Competitiveness Longevity Grazing Recovery Soil texture preference Acidity tolerance Salinity tolerance
American Vetch L M L H L A H M
Creamy Peavine L H L L MC L M

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