Bluebunch Wheatgrass

Pseudoroegneria spicata, native

• Long-lived, cool season perennial
• Drought resistant
• Establishes quickly on a wide variety of soil textures, from rocky sites to clay sites
• Can grow on thick, unproductive soils
• Intolerant to poor drainage, high water tables and spring flooding
• Some tolerance to salinity
• Tolerant to cold and fire
• Will decrease with continued heavy grazing or early spring grazing
• Palatable to all livestock and wildlife
• Used to stabilize disturbed soils