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Growth habit: A medium to small perennial bunchgrass 1
to 1 1/2 feet tall.
Occurrence Moderately abundant in all counties in the state except
Yuma at elevations from about 4,000 to 9,000 feet. Although this grass
grows on nearly all soil types, it is most abundant and makes the best
growth on sandy sites. The grass rarely forms pure stands but is one
of the most widely distributed of all western grasses. Forage Value Junegrass is rated as good forage for all classes of livestock. It greens up earlier in the spring than most grasses and is often overgrazed because of this trait. It grows most actively and produces the bulk of its feed during the summer after the rains begin.
Care must be taken not to overgraze Junegrass in the spring when it first greens up. When the plants are grazed during the growing season some seed stalks should be left for seed production and to make certain that the vegetative parts of the plants will not be grazed too closely.
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