NATIVE GRASSES

Pubescent Wheatgrass

(Agropyron trichophorum also Elytrigia intermedia ssp. barbulata or Thinopyrum intermedium ssp. barbulatum [Schur])
'Stiff-hair Grass'

Cool Season Species
Growth Form	Sod forming grass
Origin	Introduced from Eurasia, Russia
Inflorescence	spikelets pubescent, awnless
Naturalized to most of California; grows to 4'; closely related to Intermediate Wheatgrass (A. intermedium), although more heat and drought tolerant; broad range of soil adaptations, best suited to well drained loamy soils; adapted to 3,000' elevation; tolerant of low fertility, and alkaline soils. Drill seeding at 7–11 pounds PLS/acre, at <1” depth