Black Grama (Bouteloua eriopoda)

Origin:	Native to North America
Use:	Perennial, warm season, native grass that provides good grazing for wildlife and livestock.
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Plant Description:
General	Characteristics of Black Grama
Life Span	Perennial
Growth Form	tall, erect to spreading, simple
Management:
Seeding Rate  40" Rows:  Broadcast:	0.5 pound pure live seed per acre 1.5 pounds pure live seed per acre
Planting Date	March-May
Planting Depth	less than 0.25 inch
pH requirement	7.0 to 8.7
Rainfall requirement	7 to 19 inches
Soil texture  Sandy:  Loam:  Clay:	High High Low
Cold Tolerance:	Moderate
General	Provides good grazing for wildlife and livestock.
ID Features:	This 12- to 24-inch tall grass has weak, crooked, slender, woolly stems which often take root at the swollen fuzzy joints. The internodes usually are green during winter. The seedhead contains three to eight narrow spikes.
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