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Tall Wheatgrass

(Agropyron elongatum also Elytrigia elongata)

Cool Season Species
Growth Form bunchgrass
Origin Introduced from Turkey
Inflorescence spike to 30 cm long, loose and open
Auricles not clasping, upright

Adapted throughout the intermountain states, the Great Plains and naturalized in parts of California; grows to 5’ in four years under irrigation; tolerant of high pH and saline soils with high water tables; stays green late into autumn; slow to establish.

Drill seeded at 8–10 pounds PLS/acre. 79,000 seeds/pound.

Variety
Alkar, Jose