. California grasslands and range forage grasses. Grasses; Forage plants. 8. SUKSDORF BROMEGRASS (Bromus suksdorfii) is not so tall, the leaves softer, the short panicle branches erect or nar- rowly ascending; lemmas appressed, pubescent. Suksdorf brome is a high mountain grass occurring from about 7000 to 10,- 000 ft. It occupies roughly wooded areas and exposed slopes, much of which is not readily accessible to stock. While the leafage is palatable to grazing animals, the plant grows so sparsely over the greater part of the range as to yield but a small amount of herbage. Annual Bromes 9. SO
. California grasslands and range forage grasses. Grasses; Forage plants. 8. SUKSDORF BROMEGRASS (Bromus suksdorfii) is not so tall, the leaves softer, the short panicle branches erect or nar- rowly ascending; lemmas appressed, pubescent. Suksdorf brome is a high mountain grass occurring from about 7000 to 10,- 000 ft. It occupies roughly wooded areas and exposed slopes, much of which is not readily accessible to stock. While the leafage is palatable to grazing animals, the plant grows so sparsely over the greater part of the range as to yield but a small amount of herbage. Annual Bromes 9. SOFT CHESS (Bromus mollis) is 1-2% ft (30-80 cm) tall, in tufts, softly pubes- cent throughout, with dense panicles 5-10 cm long, of soft spikelets, the florets with slender awns 6-9 mm long. A native of Europe. (Fig. 20.) Distribution and habitat: Soft chess is found throughout the state but is espe- cially common in the coastal region from sea level up to 4000 feet. It is most com- mon on clay loam and sandy soils but grows well on all soils that are well drained. Forage value and reproduction: In for- age rating soft chess ranks highest of the annual bromes, producing excellent for- age when young. With its short, soft awns it can be grazed without injury even after seed maturity. On the San Joaquin Ex- perimental Range (61) soft chess is re- ported to be the best of the annual grasses. The report states: During the summer it has thus far been rated as the most important forage plant in the area. Soft chess also provides considerable winter feed but is grazed most heavily at the time it is reaching maturity, just after broadleaf filaree has begun to dry. In 1936, for example, it com- posed nearly 60 per cent of the forage at this growth stage. The seeds do not shatter readily and the plants are grazed extensively during the summer. Because of this, the grazing ani- mals aet more nutriment than they otherwise would from the dry stalks and leaves Fig. 20. Soft chess (Bro
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