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Item #2049
Galleta Pleuraphis jamesii
Found from Texas and Oklahoma westward toward California, this tough and drought
resistant perennial warm season grass is typically found in heavy clay or loam soils,
sometimes alone or in mixed stands with Black Grama. Overgrazing has taken much of this
highly palatable grass throughout its native range. An excellent choice for erosion control or
creating more diverse and sustainable grasses in dry, western rangeland ecosystems.
Open Space: 9 lbs / acre
Height: 18–36”
Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 2,000 sf
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
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Partial
Dappled
Shade
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Dry-Medium
25+ lbs $46.55 / lb
2,000 sf
1 lb $49
150 sf
D-pak $19
Hooded Windmill Grass Chloris cucullata
Named for Chloris, Greek goddess of flowers, associated with spring new growth. Produces
copious and attractive blooms from May through October. Early successional species.
Ideal for restoration plantings. Larval host plant for branded skipper moth & satyr butterfly.
Provides fair grazing for livestock. Found in good quality quail habitat, from the Edwards
Plateau, legendary genetics.
Open Space: 1 lbs / acre
Height: 1–3’
Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 20,000 sf
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
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Medium-Moist
Item #2054
20,000 sf
1 lb $129
750 sf
D-pak $19
Item #2010
Green Sprangletop Leptochloa dubia
The spreading, “sprangled” appearance of the seedhead gives this grass its common name.
Mix with other natives as a “nurse grass” — comes up quickly in the spring and is easy to
grow, but fades after 2-3 years as other native grasses get established. Reproduces by seeds
and roots. Performs as short-term nurse grass in a variety of soils and grows permanently on
rocky hills and canyons in sandy soils of the Trans-Pecos area of Texas.
Open Space: 3 lbs / acre
Height: 1–3’
Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 5,000 sf
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
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Medium
25+ lbs $18.05 / lb
5,000 sf
1 lb $19
500 sf
D-pak $12
Item #2006
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans
Once a dominant prairie grass, Indiangrass puts out dramatic golden plume-like seedheads
on 2-foot stalks from September to November. Endures extreme drought and grows best in
sand, loam and clay soils of bottomlands and the lower slopes of hills, in many regions from
Canada to Mexico. Larval food source for butterflies, food & cover for turkeys. Excellent for
grazing. Live roots available on p. 77
Open Space: 6 lbs / acre
Height: 3–6’
Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 3,000 sf
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
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Dry-Moist
25+ lbs $18.05 / lb
3,000 sf
1 lb $19
250 sf
D-pak $12
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