King Ranch Bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum)

Origin:
Use:	Perennial, warm season, introduced grass that provides poor grazing for wildlife; fair grazing for livestock.
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Plant Description:
General	Characteristics of King Ranch Bluestem
Life Span	Perennial
Growth Form	tall, bunchgrass
Management:
Seeding Rate  40" Rows:  Broadcast:	0.5 pound pure live seed per acre 1.2 pound pure live seed per acre
Planting Date	March-May
Planting Depth	less than 0.25 inch
pH requirement	5.5 to 8.5
Rainfall requirement	15 to 45 inches
Soil texture  Sandy:  Loam:  Clay:	Low High High
Cold Tolerance:	High
General	Provides poor grazing for wildlife; fair grazing for livestock.
ID Features:	18- to 48-inch tall bunchgrass has stems growing from a flat crown. The stems turn upward and are freely branching. The leaves have long, silky hairs on the upper surface and are thicker near the collar. The top part of the stem is naked, producing a terminal, loose seedhead. Branches have fine, silky hairs with slender, twisted, bent awns.
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