Sandy:
Loam:
Clay:
High
High
High
Special Notes:
| 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 Bush Muhly | |
| Life Span | Perennial | |
| Growth Form | tall, erect to spreading, bunch grass | |
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| Seeding Rate 40" Rows: Broadcast: | ||
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| pH requirement | 6.2 to 8.0 | |
| Rainfall requirement | 5 to 12 inches | |
| Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay: |
High High High |
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| Cold Tolerance: | High | |
| General | Provides good grazing for wildlife and livestock. | |
| ID Features: | This 6 to 24 inches tall grass forms large bunches of tangled stems and leaves and grows most commonly under the protection of thorny brush. The mass of growth often resembles a bird’s nest. Blades and stems are short and fine with the blades falling from the sheath after maturity. The inflorescence is 2 to 4 inches long, purplish to white, with single, short-awned florets borne on short pedicels. | |
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