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Name |
Growth form |
Height of growth |
Erosion control |
B.C. Provenance |
Ecology and Notes |
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Idaho Fescue (Festuca
idahoensis) |
Bunchgrass |
30 - 90 cm |
Good |
South Interior low to
subalpine |
Adapted to dry habitats
primarily rocky slopes and clearings.
Interior grasslands. |
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Western Fescue (Festuca
occidentalis) |
Bunchgrass |
25-70 cm |
Good |
Coastal and Interior low to
mid elevations |
Dry to moist open forests and
clearings |
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Rough Fescue (Festuca
scabrella) |
Bunchgrass |
60 - 100 cm |
Good |
South Interior low to mid
elevations. |
Dry to moist open forests and
grasslands |
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Rocky Mountain Fescue (Festuca
saximontana) |
Bunchgrass |
25- 50 cm |
Good |
Interior mid to high
elevation |
Dry grasslands and open
forests. Absent from moist sites. |
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Red Fescue (Festuca rubra) |
Rhizomatous |
20-100 cm |
Good |
Coastal and Interior from sea
level to high elevations |
Low elevation grasslands and
mountain meadows. Commonly found along
stream banks, roadsides and other clearings
in all but the driest regions. |
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Alpine Timothy (Phleum
alpinum) |
Bunchgrass |
to 50 cm |
Good |
Coastal mid to high elevation
also Interior alpine and sub alpine |
Meadows and stream banks |
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Big Bluegrass (Poa ampla) |
Bunchgrass |
60-120 cm |
Good |
Coastal and Interior low to
mid elevations |
Easily established. Moist
open areas. Intolerant of poorly drained
soils or high water tables. |
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Sandberg Bluegrass (Poa
sandbergii) |
Bunchgrass |
to 30 cm |
Poor |
Southern Interior low to mid
elevations |
Common in low elevation
grasslands, dry slopes and clay flats. |
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Alpine Bluegrass (Poa
alpina) |
Bunchgrass |
5 - 30 cm |
Good |
Interior higher elevations |
Open subalpine meadows and
rocky slopes |
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Fowl Bluegrass (Poa
plustris) |
Bunchgrass |
40 - 120 cm |
Very Good |
Coastal and Interior low to
mid elevations |
This species is described as
both native and introduced from Eurasia.
Very common in wetlands, sloughs, moist
forests and shores. |
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Mountain Brome (Bromus
marginatus) |
Bunchgrass |
60 - 120 cm |
Very Good |
Coastal and Interior low to
mid elevations |
Syn. California Brome (B
carinatus). Grows in open woods and moist
meadows. |
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Fringed Brome (Bromus
celiatus) |
Bunchgrass |
70-120 cm |
Very Good |
Interior mid to subalpine |
Moist forests, meadows and
wetlands. |
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Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia
caespitosa) |
Bunchgrass |
20 - 120 cm |
Good |
Coastal and Interior |
Common throughout most
regions in moist meadows, on slough margins
and in boggy areas. |
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Hair Bentgrass (Agrostis
scabra) |
Bunchgrass |
20 - 50 cm |
Poor |
Coastal and Interior low to
mid elevations |
Also called Ticklegrass and
Rough Hairgrass. Dry to wet clearings,
rocky slopes and gravelly river bars. |
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Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria
cristata) |
Bunchgrass |
20 - 50 cm |
Good |
Interior low to high
elevations |
Prefers well drained
grasslands and open forests. One of the
most common grassland species. |
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Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria
spicata) |
Bunchgrass |
60 - 100 cm |
Good |
Interior low to mid
elevations |
Drought tolerant. Widely
adapted interior grass. Common to
grasslands and dry open forests. |
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Blue Wildrye (Elymus
glaucus) |
Bunchgrass |
50 - 150 cm |
Excellent |
Coastal and Interior low to
mid elevations |
Rapid establishment.
Relatively short lived. Attractive
blue-green foliage. Common to moist open
forests and clearings. |
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Slender Wheatgrass (Elymus
trachycaulus) |
Bunchgrass |
60 - 120 cm |
Very Good |
Southern Interior occasional
in northern regions |
Moderate drought tolerance.
Rapid establishment with dense fibrous
roots. Short lived in driest regions. |
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Streambank Wheatgrass (Elymus
lanceolatus) |
Rhizomatous |
up to 100 cm |
Exellent |
Interior |
Drought tolerant. Especially
suited for stabilizing highly erosive silty
to sandy soils. Tolerates periodic flooding. |
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Western Wheatgrass (Pascopyrum
smithii) |
Rhizomatous |
60 - 90 cm |
Very Good |
Interior |
Also known as Bluejoint.
Drought tolerant and long lived. Prefers
well drained bottom lands and can withstand
flooding. Tolerant of saline or alkaline
sites. |
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Northern Wheatgrass (Elymus
lanceolatus) |
Rhizomatous |
30 - 80 cm |
Excellent |
Interior |
Also known as Thickspike.
Drought tolerant but most common in moist
grasslands. Long lived. |
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Bluejoint (Calamagrostis
canadensis) |
Rhizomatous |
to 150 cm |
Very Good |
Coastal and Interior low to
high elevations limited to moist sites. |
Easy establishment. Adapted
to wetland and riparian sites.
Pinegrass
(Calamagrostis
rubescens)
is
a similar species however since it rarely
forms seed heads commercial availability of
seed is also rare. |
