Leymus angustus, Altai Wildrye
(old nomenclature: Elymus angustus) (Introduced)

Perennial, 2 – 3 ft. tall, long-lived, winter-hardy, drought-tolerant, cool-season, bunchgrass.  Does best on deep soils. Very alkali and salt tolerant.  Good palatability. Especially useful for fall and winter standing forage. Very deep root system, up to 10 – 14 feet.  Used for range and pasture improvement.  Minimum precip. is 12 – 14 inches.  Plant fall or spring ½ inch deep. 58,000 seeds/lb.

Named Release: ‘Prairieland’ (Cultivar) Released from a Russian origin accession in 1976. Selected for cold-tolerance, high forage yield, salt-tolerance and resistance to diseases.

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