40" Rows:
Broadcast:
0.4 pound pure live seed per acre
1.2 pound pure live seed per acre
Sandy:
Loam:
Clay:
Moderate
High
Moderate
Special Notes:
| Origin: | Native to North America | |
| Use: | Perennial, warm season, native grass that provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. | |
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| Plant Description: | ||
| General | Characteristics of Arizona Cottontop | |
| Life Span | Perennial | |
| Growth Form | Height ranges from 1-1/2 to 2 feet; bunchgrass | |
| Management: | ||
| Seeding Rate 40" Rows: Broadcast: |
0.4 pound pure live seed per acre 1.2 pound pure live seed per acre |
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| Planting Date | March-May | |
| Planting Depth | less than 0.25 inch | |
| pH requirement | 7.5 to 8.3 | |
| Rainfall requirement | 5 to 14 inches | |
| Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay: |
Moderate High Moderate |
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| Cold Tolerance: | Moderate | |
| General | Provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. | |
| ID Features: | The height ranges from 1-1/2 to 2 feet. The leaf blade is flat, narrow, and usually less than 5 inches long. The leaf sheath is covered with small hairs. The stem has swollen base, scaly, and hairy. The seedhead is an open panicle. The second glume and sterile lemma are covered with long white (occasionally purple) hairs, giving it a silky cottony appearance after the seed ripens. | |
Special Notes: |
Arizona Cottontop (Digitaria californica) Information #1 | |