Kleberg bluestem [Dichanthium annulatum]

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 Kleberg Bluestem
Life Span  Perennial
Growth Form  tall, semi-erect, bunchgrass
Management:
Seeding Rate 
40" Rows:  Broadcast: 

0.5 pound pure live seed per acre
1.2 pounds pure live seed per acre
Planting Date  March-May
Planting Depth 0.25 inch
pH requirement 5.5 to 7.0
Rainfall requirement 24 to 60 inches
Soil texture  Sandy: 
Loam: 
Clay: 

Moderate
High
High
Cold Tolerance: Moderate
General  Provides poor grazing for wildlife; fair grazing for livestock.
ID Features:  
Special Notes:
 
 
Regional Adaptation
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
bluestem
 
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