Buffalo Grass

BUFFALO GRASS
BUCHLOE DACTYLOIDES

Description: Warm-season perennial to 12 inches; gray-green color, dioecious (male or female plants), male plant with one-sided spikelets (flagged), female spikelet a bony, nutlike structure hidden in the foliage. Forms a dense sod, blades are curly.

• Range/habitat: Dry plains, western MN to central MT, south to northwest IA, AZ, TX, western LA, and northern Mexico.  It is a dominant, along with Blue Grama, over large areas on the uplands of the Great Plains (short-grass country).
• Culture/Uses: use sparingly in wildflower plantings as it can be aggressive; very drought-tolerant.  Also used as a lawn grass to conserve water and minimize mowing. Will not tolerate shade or elevations above 6,500 feet.  Best planting time is after danger of frost in spring and before July 15th.
• Germination Information: State Standard : Seeds/pound = 50,000
• Planting rate: 7 lbs./acre with wildflowers, 20-40 lbs./acre alone (Meadow rate); 1-3 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. for lawns

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