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Grasses  ♦  seedsource.com
Item #2068
Slim Tridens  Tridens muticus	
	
	
	
	
 
This warm-season, perennial bunch grass is incredibly drought tolerant with purple tinged 
seeds. Broad range over most of Texas (except Pineywoods) and populations in Oklahoma 
and New Mexico. Excellent germination and quick coverage. This early successional native 
has great value in soil stabilization and is considered an increaser on rangelands.  Seed heads 
occur on 20” long, slender stems and offer a food source for birds and wildlife year-round 
when moisture is available. Great addition to wildflower meadows and other native plantings.
Height: 1–3 feet
 		
                                        	 	
                     Open Space: 3 lbs / acre 
	
	
	
	
	
	
                          Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 5,000 sf
	
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Dry-Medium
250 sf
D-pak $24
Item #2072
Southwestern Bristlegrass Setaria scheelei		
Knee to thigh high warm-season bunchgrass. Commonly found in dappled shade of wooded 
limestone canyons under mesquites, oaks and urban side yards. Abundant in central Texas. 
We’ve observed many small songbirds such as grasshopper sparrows and painted buntings 
foraging on the seeds in our fields. These native millet-type seeds are fantastic source of 
nutrition for small mammals too.	
	
	
	
                                                      	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
   Open Space: 3 lbs per acre
Height: 2–4 feet	 	
	
	
	
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Dry-Medium
200 sf
D-pak $34
Splitbeard Bluestem  Andropogon ternarius	
	
	
Named for its interesting terminal inflorescences, which have separate male and female 
flowers. Stigmas are purple; stamens orange. Often found in the eastern portions of Texas 
and into Louisiana, in well drained gravely or sandy soil, this grass is pretty and interesting 
enough to be used an as ornament accent.
	
	
Open Space: 2 lbs / acre
Height: 18”–4’	
	
Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 4,000 sf
	
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Dry-Medium
Item #2018
© Sonia Hill
500 sf
D-pak $29
Switchgrass  Panicum virgatum	
	
	
	
	
	
A tall fast-growing grass that serves as wildlife cover in winter. Extensive root systems 
provide excellent erosion control around creek banks and ponds. Attractive open seedheads 
turn golden yellow in the fall. Dove, quail, turkey and many song birds use as food and cover. 
Larval food source for butterflies. Live roots available on p. 77.
	
	
Open Space: 1.5 lbs / acre
Height: 3–6’	
	
Lawn & Garden: 1 lb / 10,000 sf
	
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Medium Moist
Item #2005
25+ lbs $18.05 / lb
10,000 sf
1 lb $19
500 sf
D-pak $12

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