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Hordeum pusillum var. Pusillum Annual, cool, native, poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. 5-15" tall with stems growing from small tufts. Leaf blades are quite flat, growing erect and straight until near maturity. There are no auricles at the junction of the leaf blade and the sheath as in other species of Hordeum. The inflorescence is a dense, bristly spike from 3/4-2" long, usually yellowish in color. It invades rangeland rapidly when grasses are grazed short. Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
Hilaria mutica Perennial, warrn, native, poor grazing for wildlife, fair grazing for livestock. 1-2' tall stems growing from coarse, woody, scaly rootstocks. It greens up readily after rain and turns ashy gray and coarse during drouth. The spikes are purplish to pale when ripe. The glumes are wedge-shaped, broad and hairy at the top. Grows in bunches in flats and heavy soils. Areas 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. |
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Created: August 15, 1996
Updated: May 23, 1997