Big Blue Stem, "Turkeyfoot"

• Warm season native
• Northern varieties 3-5' tall, southern varieties 5-8' tall
• Deep root systems from 8-15 feet
• Helps keep weeds and pocket gophers out with a thick fibrous root system that also does not provide a food source.
• Provides excellent nesting cover as a bunch grass
• Provides marginal winter cover since it tends to fall
• Seeds are eaten by birds and is considered a "secondary" food source, vegetatative part of plant is browsed on by whitetail deer
• Valuable warm season grass for reseeding cultivated lands to native grass mixes. This plant is relatively easy to establish and provides a good mix with cool season grasses for native seedings.

Little Blue Stem

• Warm season native
• Northern and southern varieties 2.5-3' tall
• Deep root systems from 8-15 feet
• Helps keep weeds and pocket gophers out with a thick fibrous root system that also does not provide a food source.
• Provides excellent nesting cover as a bunch grass
• Provides marginal winter habitat due to short height, tends to fall
• Good source of seeds for songbirds, forage value for deer is good early but only fair as the plant matures
• Valuable warm season grass for reseeding cultivated lands to native grass mixes. This plant is relatively easy to establish and provides a good mix with cool season grasses for native seedings.

Indian Grass

• Warm season native
• Northern varieties 3-5' tall, southern varieties 5-8' tall
• Deep root systems from 8-15 feet
• Helps keep weeds and pocket gophers out with a thick fibrous root system that also does not provide a food source.
• Provides excellent nesting cover as a bunch grass
• Marginal winter cover since it tends to fall
• Seeds are used sparingly by prairie chickens and turkeys, forage value for whitetail deer is good early on but fair as the plant matures
• Valuable warm season grass for reseeding cultivated lands to native grass mixes. This plant is relatively easy to establish and provides a good mix with cool season grasses for native seedings.

Switchgrass

• Warm season native
• Northern varieties 3-5' tall, southern varieties 5-8' tall
• Deep root systems from 8-15'
• Helps keep weeds and pocket gophers out with a thick fibrous root system that also does not provide a food source.
• Nesting cover is marginal in pure stands as it is often too thick
• Excellent winter cover if planted in higher rates or pure stands
• Fair to good forage value for whitetail deer.
• Since switchgrass is related to the corn and sorghum family, the smaller seeds are highly desired by wildlife. The seeds are used more by songbirds and upland gamebirds.
• Valuable warm season grass for reseeding cultivated lands to native grass mixes. This plant is relatively easy to establish and provides a good mix with cool season grasses for native seedings.

Sideoats Grama

• Warm season native
• Northern and southern varieties 2.5-3' tall
• Helps keep weeds and pocket gophers out with a thick fibrous root system that also does not provide a food source.
• Excellent nesting cover as a bunchgrass
• Marginal winter cover due to low height
• Good grazable forage for whitetail deer, Seeds utilized by songbirds and upland game birds
• Valuable warm season grass for reseeding cultivated lands to native grass mixes. This plant is relatively easy to establish and provides a good mix with cool season grasses for native seedings.

Blue Grama

• Warm season native
• Northern and southern varieties 1.5-2' tall
• Helps keep weeds and pocket gophers out with a thick fibrous root system that also does not provide a food source.
• Excellent nesting cover as a bunchgrass
• Marginal winter cover due to low height
• Very valuable plant for wildlife, both as a source of seeds birds and forage for grazers. Wild turkeys, pheasants, and songbirds utilize the seeds; while antelope, deer, and elk graze the vegetative plant parts.

Canada Wildrye

• Cool season native
• Northern varieties 2.5-3.5' tall, southern varieties 3-5' tall
• Marginal winter cover, as it tends to fall
• Fair forage for grazing and browsing wildlife species; seeds may be utilized by some songbirds
• Valuable cool season grass for reseeding cultivated lands to native
  grass mixes. This plant is relatively easy to establish and provides a good mix with warm season grasses for native seedings.

Reed Canarygrass

• Cool season introduced
• 3-6' tall
• Dense strands provide excellent nesting habitat for waterfowl and some shorebirds.
• Very poor winter cover as it falls
• Good to excellent forage for whitetail deer.
• Best known for its wildlife values through seed production, with its seeds being used by many songbirds and pheasants.
• Can be over-aggressive and crowd out other more desirable plants.

Timothy Grass

• Cool season introduced
• Avg. 3' tall
• Provides little wildlife value
• Foliage is very palatable for deer and elk
• Seeds used by some songbirds
• Used as cover crop in tree plantings

Slender Wheatgrass

• Cool season native
• Avg. 3' tall
• Nesting cover is marginal in thick stands
• Winter cover can be good in solid stands
• Provides good to excellent forage for antelope, whitetail deer, and mule deer.
• Seeds are utilized by many songbirds and sharp-tailed grouse

Tall Wheatgrass

• Cool season introduced
• 3-7' tall
• Best used by wildlife as nesting cover for upland gamebirds and waterfowl due to the tall cover provided. Also provides protective habitat for many small and large mammals.
• Provides fair forage value for hoofed mammals when immature but provides little to no feed value when mature.
• Seeds are used to a small extent by sharp-tailed grouse, pheasants, and some songbirds.

Western Wheatgrass

• Cool season native
• 1-3' tall
• Helps keep weeds and pocket gophers out with a thick fibrous root system that also does not provide a food source.
• Nesting cover is marginal in thick stands
• Winter cover can be good in solid stands
• Suitable forage plant for elk, antelope and deer
• Sharp-tailed grouse, pheasant, and several species of songbirds will use the seeds as food.

Green Needlegrass

• Cool season native
• 2-3' tall
• Helps keep weeds and pocket gophers out with a thick fibrous root system that also does not provide food.
• A bunchgrass, marginal nesting and winter cover
• A very palatable grass for many large and small mammals. The vegetative parts are consumed by deer and elk when the plant is not in the fruiting stage.

Prairie Cordgrass

• Warm season native
• 3-7' tall
• Does provide nesting habitat and cover for mammals and birds.
• Marginal winter cover
• Seeds are utilized by marshbirds, sparrows, and sharp-tailed grouse.
• Muskrats depend on this plant for a small part of their diet
• Leaves are very sharp, nicknamed "cut grass", can be very hard on livestock

Purple Coneflower

Height: 2-3'
Blossoms June through October
Sowing depth: 1/8"