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 Green Sprangletop | |
Life Span | Perennial | |
Growth Form | tall, erect, bunchgrass | |
Management: | ||
Seeding Rate 40" Rows: Broadcast: |
0.7 pound pure live seed per acre 1.7 pounds pure live seed per acre |
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Planting Date | March-May | |
Planting Depth | less than 0.25 inch | |
pH requirement | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
Rainfall requirement | 12 to 24 inches | |
Soil texture Sandy: Loam: Clay: |
High High Moderate |
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Cold Tolerance: | High | |
General | Provides fair grazing for wildlife; good grazing for livestock. | |
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Special Notes: |
Green Sprangletop [Leptochloa dubia] Information #1 |
Regional Adaptation |
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Variety |
Coast Saline Prairie |
Coast Prairie |
East Texas Timberlands |
Claypan Area |
Blackland Prairie |
East Cross Timbers |
West Cross Timbers |
Grand Prairie |
North Central Prairies |
Central Basin |
Edwards Plateau |
Northern Rio Grande Plain |
Western Rio Grande Plain |
Central Rio Grande Plain |
Lower Rio Grande Valley |
Rolling Plains |
High Plains |
Trans-Pecos |
sprangletop | X |
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van horn | X |
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