. California grasslands and range forage grasses. Grasses; Forage plants. drought-enduring species, it thrives on rather poor as well as on fertile soils. In many localities it is abundant and often forms the dominant vegetation, competing favorably with other herbs, especially non-turf-formers. Forage value and reproduction: Olney bluegrass ranks high as forage. The palatable herbage and the ability to withstand heavy grazing combine to make it a valuable range grass. The leafy growth is relished by all stock and re- mains green throughout the summer. The seed, usually abundant and viable, ma
. California grasslands and range forage grasses. Grasses; Forage plants. drought-enduring species, it thrives on rather poor as well as on fertile soils. In many localities it is abundant and often forms the dominant vegetation, competing favorably with other herbs, especially non-turf-formers. Forage value and reproduction: Olney bluegrass ranks high as forage. The palatable herbage and the ability to withstand heavy grazing combine to make it a valuable range grass. The leafy growth is relished by all stock and re- mains green throughout the summer. The seed, usually abundant and viable, ma- tures about August or September. Young seedlings are vigorous and produce some forage the second year. 6. SKYLINE BLUEGRASS (Poa epilis) is erect from small to dense tufts; culms flat, 8-15 in (20-40 cm) tall; blades of basal tuft folded or involute, those of the culm flat, 2-3 mm wide; panicle narrow, 2-6 cm long; spikelets about 5 mm long; lemmas scaberulous. 7. PRINGLE BLUEGRASS (Poa pringlei) is densely tufted, 4-8 in (10-20 cm) tall, with a mass of short foliage at base, and narrow pale or silvery panicles, the spike- lets about 6-8 mm long. 8. HANSEN BLUEGRASS (Poa hanseni) is related to the preceding, taller (15- 30 cm) and with longer, finer blades; panicles purplish, the spikelets smaller. 9. PACIFIC BLUEGRASS (Poa gracillima) forms large rather loose tufts, 1-2 ft (30-60 cm) tall; panicles loose, 5-10 cm long, the branches few to several in whorls; spikelets 4-6 mm long. These four species all occur at high altitudes in the Sierra Nevada in associa- tion with Suksdorf brome, nodding and bulbous melic grasses, and greenleaf fes- cue. They are similar to pine bluegrass in forage value but not in forage produc- tion, since they are not widely distributed and produce only a limited amount of seed. 10. NEVADA BLUEGRASS (Poa nevaden- sis) is rather coarse, grayish green, densely tufted, the blades long, narrow, inrolled, scabrous; panicles pale, nar- row, somewhat interru
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