Tall Wheatgrass

Thinopyrum ponticum, introduced

• Long-lived, cool season perennial
• Considered the most salt tolerant wheatgrass species
• Later-maturing plant
• Extremely saline and alkaline tolerant
• Good flood tolerance
• Used for reclamation of saline sites
• Leaves have short hairs that make them feel scratchy to the touch
• Less palatable and has lower nutritional value compared to other species because of its coarse stems and tough leaves