Big Bluestem (Andropogon
gerardii)
Common names: Tallest of the Tall, Turkey Claw, Turkey Foot Grass,
King of the Prairie
Indiangrass (Sorgastrum
nutans)
Common Names: Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass, Prairie Plume
Grass
Little Bluestem
(Schizachyrium scoparium)
Common Names: Prairie Beardgrass, Broom Beardgrass, Old Man’s
Beard, Broom Beardgrass
Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua
curtipendula)
Common Name: Prairie Grama
Eastern Gamagrass (Tripsacum
dactyloides)
Common Names: Wild Corn "Ice Cream Grass"
Western Wheatgrass
(Agropyron smithii)
Common Name: Blue Wheatgrass, Blue Joint, Colorado Bluestem, Smith
Bluestem, Wyoming Wheatgrass, Black Greasewood
Canada WildRye
(Elymus canadensis)
Common Name: Nodding Wild Rye, Lyme Grass, Wild
Barley
Switchgrass
(Panicum virgatum)
Common Name: None known
Buffalograss (Buchloë
dactyloides)
Root Systems
Graphic Illustration :Graphic Illustration of the
depth of the root systems in common grasses.
Instructions for Planting Wild Flowers
Instructions & Wisdom: How to plant wild flowers
and general wild flower FAQ.
Instructions for Planting
& Management of Grasses
Instructions & Wisdom: How to plant
grasses
and general management tips.
Facts about warm-season grasses.
Instructions & Wisdom: Difference between warm and
cool-season grasses and other facts.
Storing Seed
You can successfully store seed using the following
suggestions:
1. Protect against high humidity – using Ziplock
storage bags, a plastic container with a snap on lid or a glass jar works well.
2. Store in a cool location – protect against
temperature fluctuations
If stored under these conditions your seed should
maintain a good germination percentage for several years.
Other Resources & Memberships
The
American Seed Trade Association. ASTA is an organization formed and directed by its members as an
effective voice of action in all matters concerning the development, marketing and free movement of seed,
associated products and services throughout the world with a minimum of regulations affecting its members.
Pheasants Forever - Pheasants Forever is a nonprofit
conservation organization founded in 1982 in response to the decline of the
ring neck pheasant
population. Pheasants Forever is dedicated to the protection and enhancement of pheasant and other wildlife
populations in North America through habitat improvement, land management, public awareness, and education.
Such efforts benefit landowners and wildlife alike. Pheasants Forever's unique system of county chapters
allows 100% of net funds raised by chapters to remain at the chapter level for local habitat projects.
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Quail Unlimited - Quail Unlimited was
established in 1981 to battle the problem of dwindling quail and wildlife habitat. Quail Unlimited,
Inc. is the only national, non-profit conservation organization dedicated to the wise management of
America's wild quail as a valuable and renewable resource. |
Society for Range
Management - The Society for Range Management is the professional scientific society and conservation
organization whose members are concerned with studying, conserving, managing and sustaining the varied
resources of the rangelands which comprise nearly half the land in the world. Established in 1948, SRM has
over 4,000 members in 48 countries, including many developing nations
