Download - Native Warm Season Grasses - A Primer
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Native Warm Season GrassesSwitchgrass
Big BluestemLittle Bluestem
IndiangrassBroom Sedge
Sideoats GrammaEastern Gama
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Growth Curves
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Tall Fescue
• The most invasive non-native plant in North America (my opinion).
• Infected by an endophyte that secretes a toxin that affects horses, cattle, insects and birds.
• Allelopathic to other plants
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Native Warm Season Grasses:
• Native to Virginia• Perennial• Mature height from 3 to 8 feet• Yield from 2 to 5 tons per acre• C4 Plants which utilize 80% of incoming light
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