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Tufted hairgrass |
Deschampsia cespitosa |
8-48” |
June-August |
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Perennial, cool season, tufted bunchgrass. Inflorescence 4 to 12-iches long. Good for reclaiming disturbed soils at high elevation. |
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Idaho fescue |
Festuca idahoensis |
1-3’ |
May-July |
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Cool-season, perennial bunchgrass with fine, narrow leaves, blue to green in color. |
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Basin wildrye |
Leymus cinereus |
3-6’ |
Early to mid-summer |
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Large, robust, cool season, perennial bunchgrass that is long-lived. Diameter 2 to 4 feet wide. Provides good cover for birds and wildlife. Good soil stabilizer. |
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Sandberg bluegrass |
Poa secunda |
8-16” |
June |
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Cool-season, short-lived, perennial bunchgrass with smooth deep blue green leaves, 8 to 16-inches long. Grows in either small tufts or large tussocks. Early spring growth provides cover for nesting upland game birds. |
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Bluebunch wheatgrass |
Pseudoroegneria spicata |
1.5-4’ |
June |
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Long-lived, cool season bunchgrass with extensive root system. Leaves green to blue color. Seed spikes, 3 to 8 inches long. Provides cover for nesting upland birds. Good soil stabilizer. |
= Full sun
= Partial shade
= Shade
= Drought Tolerant
= Moderate moisture
= Wet