CHEYENNE INDIANGRASS
Short Description:
Cheyenne Indiangrass is a native, perennial, warm-season, bunchgrass with short rhizomes and coarse stems. It is a very palatable and nutritious forage for cattle and horses during the growing season. Indiangrass grows 3-8 feet tall, with blue to pea-green colored leaves. The seedheads are 8-12 inches long and are bronze to yellow colored. Cheyenne Indiangrass matures from September through October and spreads both by seed and rhizomes. Cheyenne Indiangrass is broadly adapted to the northern half of Texas and the Great Plains. It is a common component of range and wildlife habitat restoration seed mixes and is also used frequently in erosion control and reclamation plantings. Provides good quality forage during the growing season for cattle, horses, and provides good cover for wildlife. Please call to place an order (210) 661-4191.
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Description
Cheyenne Indiangrass is a native, warm season perennial bunchgrass that grows 3-8’ tall. Indiangrass is found throughout Texas, but is most common in the eastern two-thirds of the state and in the Panhandle. It is also found in high elevation sites in the Trans Pecos. Indiangrass is good livestock forage and large colonies of the species provide excellent cover for wildlife. Cheyenne Indiangrass is a common component of range and wildlife habitat seed mixes and for erosion control plantings along rights-of-ways.
Cheyenne Indiangrass was released in 1945 by the Manhattan, Kansas Plant Materials Center. The release originates from seed collected from native plants near Fort Supply, Oklahoma. When grown in Texas, Cheyenne Indiangrass is generally smaller in stature than Lometa or Wilson Indiangrasses. Cheyenne is recommended for use in the northern half of Texas, the Panhandle, and in the Blackland Prairie. Indiangrass is considered one of the “big 4” native grasses of the Tallgrass Prairies of Texas and the Great Plains. It was likely much more abundant prior to overgrazing and the cultivation of large expanses of prairies and native grasslands.
For more information: Cheyenne Indiangrass Brochure from USDA NRCS
Planting
Plant in the spring at a rate of 3-5 lbs. pure live seed (PLS) per acre.
Soil
Grows in a variety of soils.
Height
3 - 8 feet
Type
Warm Season Perennial
Region
High Plains, Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers and Prairies, Edwards Plateau, northern Post Oak Savannah, northern Blackland Prairies, and Piney Woods