Native grasses definition

Native grasses means perennial grasses native to the local ecosystem or suitable for Colorado landscapes, including but not limited to Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi); Silver beard grass (Andropogon saccharoides); Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula); Buffalo-grass (Bouteloua dactyloides); Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis); Sand lovegrass (Eragrostis trichodes); Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum); Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium-syn. Andropogon scoparius); Alkali sacaaton (Sporobolus airoides); Indian-grass (Sorghastrum nutans); Indian rice-grass (Achnatherum hymenoides – syn. Oryzopisi hymenoides); Arizona fescue (Festuca arizonica); Prairie june-grass (Koeleria macrantha); and Western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii – syn. Agropyron smithii)..
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Native grasses means grasses (Beach Grass, Wood Chess Grass, Sand Reed Grass, Wheat Grass, Bluestem Grass, Grama Grass, Brome Grass, Buffalo Grass, Switch Grass, Indian Grass, Wild Rye) that existed in the area prior to European settlement.
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Examples of Native grasses in a sentence

  • Native grasses are not intended to look like manicured lawn or sod and are not expected to reach full coverage.

  • Native grasses have decreased along the riverbanks, and the vegetative component has shifted to woody plants (▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2007).

  • Native grasses and sedges are used instream, at the toe of slope and along the side banks (on 5-foot centers).

  • Native grasses will be planted immediately after the completion of the project, and the levee expansion will not occur in wooded areas.

  • Native grasses should be mowed to a height of 6” in mid to late summer or after they have achieved a height of 1-1/2 feet during the first growing season.

  • Native grasses and shrub establishment within the outcrops may be hindered by: 1) competition from non-native grasses and thistles, and 2) herbivory by cattle, deer and rodents.

  • Native grasses, such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), little blue-stem (Schizachyrium scoparium), broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus), and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), along with non-native and invasive grasses, such as African love grass (Eragrostis curvula), and common ▇▇▇▇ (Phragmites australis) made up the majority of this open-canopied area.

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