silver plains project ~ grasses summary silver plains project ~ grasses summary

reg common name              latin / scientific name                T     SSN     H     W     sun     soil    H2O   fire   N2       summer              fall          flower (seed)      pH    
FKR blue grama grass blue grama grass Bouteloua gracilis P W 0.3 SB S F-M-C DM •• - green purplish yllw (maroon) 6.6-8.4
FED bluestem, big big bluestem Andropogon gerardii P W 2.0 SB S F-M-C DM ••• - green-dark maroon yllw (auburn) 6.0-7.5
FBD bluestem, little little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium P W 0.9 B S F-M-C D •• - green-grey copper yllw (copper) 5.0-8.4
BD brome, arctic Bromus kalmii P C 1.0 B S/PS M-C D ••• - green-light taupe yellow (taupe) 5.7-7.0
FEP brome, fringed fringed brome Bromus ciliatus L. P CW 1.2 SB S/PS F-C M •• - green - yellow (brown) 5.5-7.5
FB fescue, rough Festuca hallii/sca./alt. P CW 0.5 B S - DM • - purple-green yellow-pale yellow-deep -
FED fowl bluegrass fowl bluegrass Poa palustris L. P CW 1.2 B S/PS F-M DM ••• - green-yellow yellow-pale yellow (brown) 4.9-7.5
PTH foxtail barley foxtail barley Hordeum jubatum P CW 1.0 B S/PS F-M-C D-W ••• - green-light yellow-pale yellow-pale 6.4-9.5
DPR hair grass hairgrass Agrostis scabra P CW 0.8 S S F-M M •• - green-bright yellow-pale yellow (red) 6.0-8.0
FED indian grass indian grass Sorghastrum nutans P Y 1.6 B S F-M-C DM ••• - green-dull yellow-deep yellow (rust) 5.0-7.8
FKB junegrass junegrass Koeleria cristata P CW 0.3 B S/PS M-C DM ••• - green yellow-pale yellow (brown) 6.0-8.0
EPH mannagrass, fowl fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata P CW 1.2 SB S/PS F-M M-W • - green-pale - green (red) 4.0-8.0
FEP mannagrass, tall tall mannagrass Glyceria grandis P CW 1.8 SB S F-M M-Z - - green-yellow yellow-pale maroon -
WBP muhly, marsh marsh muhly Muhlenbergia glomerata P C 0.3 B S/PS F-M M ••• - green-bright yellow-pale yellow (brown) 5.3-7.5
KWB muhly, plains plains muhly Muhlenbergia cuspidata P CW 0.4 B S M-C D ••• - green bronze green-pale 5.0-6.7
FD needle & thread grass Hesperostipa comata … P CW 0.9 B S M-C D ••• - green-pale white white 6.6-8.4
WPT nuttall's alkali grass nuttall's alkali grass Puccinellia nuttalliana P CW 0.6 SB S F-M-C M ••• - green-pale yellow-pale green-pale (brn) 6.5-8.5
PTH prairie cordgrass prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata P W 2.5 S S M-C M-W ••• - green-dark yellow-deep white/rose 6.0-8.5
WB prairie dropseed prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis P W 0.7 B S M DM ••• - green-light bronze yellow (brown) 6.0-7.2
BD prairie wedge grass Sphenopholis obtusata AP C 1.0 B S/PS F-M DM X - green orange yellow (brown) 5.0-7.5
PH reedgrass, common common reedgrass Phragmites australis P W 3.0 S S F-M-C M-W ••• • green/red yellow-pale maroon 4.5-8.0
WEP reedgrass, northern northern reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta inex. P CW 1.0 S S F-M M-W •• - green yellow-pale purple (fawn) 5.5-8.0
FWE scratch grass scratch grass Muhlenbergia asperifolia P C 0.6 B S/PS F-M M-W ••• - green-yellow yellow-pale purple 6.0-8.4
WBH sloughgrass sloughgrass Beckmannia syzigachne P CW 0.9 B S F-M M-W ••• - green-pale yellow-pale white (cream) 5.5-7.5
WP sweet grass sweet grass Hierochloe odorata P CW 0.6 B S M-C M-W ••• - green-grey copper white-pink (blk) 5.7-7.4
FED switchgrass Panicum virgatum P Y 1.5 S S F-M-C DM ••• - green-pale yellow-deep yellow (brown) 4.5-7.5
FD wheatgrass, bluebunch Agropyron spicatum P C 0.8 S S F-M-C D • • green yellow-pale yellow (brown) 6.4-8.4
FB wheatgrass, northern northern wheatgrass Agropyron dasystachyum P C 1.0 S S F-M D - - green-grey yellow-pale yellow -
FBT witchgrass witchgrass Panicum capillaire L. A CW 0.6 SB S F-M-C DM X - green-light yellow-pale maroon -
all flora (slow to load) | grass | forbs a-f | forbs g-n | forbs o-y | rushes/sedges | shrubs/vines
The table above is sortable by clicking on a category at the top. Note: the page remains sorted when you leave and return to it.
reg = region | F = front yard | K = babbling brook | W = west yard | B = back yard | E = east yard
D = outside dike | P = pond | T = east ditch | H = highway ditch | R = paths/recreation | X = random
common name = have on site | move pointer OVER latin / scientific name
T = type: A = annual | B = biennial | P = perennial | SS = subshrub | D = deciduous | C = coniferous
██ = cold stratify |  ██ = cold stratify & scarify |  ██ = plant directly |  ██ = scarify |  ██ = not from seed
SSN = season: C = cool | W = warm | Y = late
H = height (in metres) | W = width (in metres) | B = bunch | S = sod | SB = sod/bunch
sun:  S  = full sun |  S/PS  = sun or partial shade |  PS  = partial shade
soil: F = fine | M = medium | C = coarse
H2O = moisture requirement: D = dry | M = moist | W = wet | Z = aquatic
fire = fire tolerance:  -  = unknown |  X  = none |  •  = some  |   ••  = moderate |  •••  = high tolerance
N2 = nitrogen fixing: • = yes
summer = foliage colour | fall = foliage (stem) colour | flower (seed) = flower (seed / fruit) colour, if conspicuous
pH = acidity - alkalinity