LIST OF SOURCES OF PERENNIAL GRASS SEED

FOR NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND MINNESOTA

August 1996

This list was prepared by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for use as a reference for its county offices, SCD cooperators and other state and federal agencies. Additional species and varieties are available in the seed trade.

All listed species and varieties may not be adapted to all locations. Refer to Cooperative Extension Service Circular R-794, August 1994, Grass Varieties for North Dakota and Circular 890, April 1991, Available Grass Varieties for South Dakota. Consult the local NRCS Field Office Technical Guide for additional information regarding species and varieties suitability to soil and site, compatibility in mixtures and intended use.

Vendors may have access to classes of seed other than those shown on this list. Vendors' inventories are constantly changing and additional species or varieties not listed may become available. Cooperators and agencies interested in purchasing seed should make their own contacts regarding availability and price of seed.

How To Use The Directory

Grasses listed below are arranged alphabetically by common name. The numbers following the species or variety correspond to the numbers in the vendor / grower list. Seed sources are classified as Foundation (F), Registered (R) and Certified (C). The use of certified seed is recommended whenever adapted varieties are available to assure genetic identity and purity.

                                                                      Grower / Vendor Number

A	Go To Grower/Vendor List
ALKALIGRASS Puccinellia distans
common	5, 9, 26
Chaplin	83C
Fults	5, 29, 34C, 87
ALKALIGRASS, NUTTALLS Puccinellia nuttalli
common	12, 39, 87
Quill	83C
B	Go To Grower/Vendor List
BENTGRASS
common	26
Highland	5
BLUEGRASS, ALPINE Poa alpina
common	9, 87
BLUEGRASS, BIG Poa secunda
Sherman	8, 10, 34, 37, 41C, 86F, 87C, 90C
BLUEGRASS, CANADA Poa compressa
common	3, 5, 12, 34
Reubens 5, 31, 34C, 87
BLUEGRASS, CANBY Poa canbyi
common	9
Canbar	10, 34C, 87C
BLUEGRASS, SANDBERGS Poa sandbergii
common	9, 39, 87
BLUEJOINT GRASS Calamagrostis canadensis
common	25, 36
BLUESTEM, BIG Andropogon gerardii
common	9, 10, 12, 23, 26, 27, 34, 36, 39, 42, 43, 63, 65, 70, 79
Bison	14, 16, 18, 19, 21C, 22C, 25, 36, 44C, 45F, 49C, 75, 87
Bonilla	18, 24, 36, 44C, 45F, 69C, 74, 75, 77C, 78C, 80C, 87
Champ	10, 55C, 56C, 75, 87
Kaw	10, 18, 34, 56C
Pawnee	10, 56C, 87
Rountree	10, 24C, 36, 56C, 87
Sunnyview	58C, 64F, 74, 80C
BLUESTEM, CAUCASIAN Andropogon bladhii
common	10
BLUESTEM, LITTLE Schizachyrium scoparium
common	9, 10, 12, 22, 23, 25, 27, 34, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43, 56, 63, 65, 75, 79
Aldous	10, 36, 56C, 87
Badlands	11C, 21C, 45F, 49, 94
Blaze	10, 18, 36, 44C, 56C, 75, 87C
Camper	10, 18, 34, 36, 44C, 55C, 56C, 75, 87
Cimmaron	10, 87
Pastura	10
BLUESTEM, SAND Andropogon hallii
common	9, 11, 12, 39, 79
Garden	10, 34, 44C, 53C, 87
Goldstrike 10, 55C, 56C, 87
Woodward	10, 34, 87
BLUESTEM, YELLOW Andropogon ischaemum
King Ranch	10
Plains	10
WW Spar	10
BROMEGRASS, FRINGED Bromus ciliatus
common	1, 4, 5, 12
BROMEGRASS, KALMS Bromus kalmii
common	25
BROMEGRASS, MEADOW Bromus biebersteinii
common	3, 17
Fleet	3C, 5C, 7C, 17C, 39, 83C
Paddock	83C
Regar	3C, 10, 17C, 28, 29C, 31, 34C, 37C, 38C, 39, 40C, 41C, 44C, 52, 67C, 75C, 87C, 92C
BROMEGRASS, MOUNTAIN Bromus carinatus (marginatus)
common	1, 4, 5, 6, 29, 37, 38, 39, 40C, 41
Bromar	10, 31, 34, 39, 86F, 87
Deborah	38
BROMEGRASS, NODDING Bromus anomalus
common	1
BROMEGRASS, SMOOTH Bromus inermis
common	3, 5, 6, 17, 26, 27, 28, 29, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 52, 56, 63, 65, 70, 72, 75, 79
Achenbach	10
Carlton	3C, 17C, 37, 41, 44, 47, 52, 83C
Lincoln	10, 28, 29, 31, 34, 37, 38, 41, 44, 56C, 87
Manchar	3C, 7C, 10, 28, 29, 29C, 34C, 38C, 39, 86F, 87
Magna	5C, 83C
Rebound	18, 72C, 87
BUFFALOGRASS Buchloe dactyloides
common	27, 29, 34, 36, 37, 38, 41, 63, 65
Bison	56C
Bismarck 16, 45F, 95
Cody	34, 56C
Comanche	87
Plains	87
Sharps Improved	34, 44, 87
Tatanka	34, 56C
Texoka	10, 34, 56C, 87
Topgun	9C
C	Go To Grower/Vendor List
CANARYGRASS, REED Phalaris arundinacea
common	3, 10, 17, 20, 26, 27, 29, 34, 38, 39, 41, 56, 63, 65, 70, 75, 79
Palaton	3C, 18C, 27C, 34, 38C, 52, 87C
Rival	17C
Venture	3C, 27C, 63, 87C
CORDGRASS, PRAIRIE Spartina pectinata
common	12, 23, 25, 36, 87
D	Go To Grower/Vendor List
DROPSEED, PRAIRIE Sporobolus heterolepis
common	10, 12, 23, 25, 42, 87
DROPSEED, ROUGH Sporobolus asper
common	12
DROPSEED, SAND Sporobolus cryptandrus
common	9, 10, 12, 18, 34, 36, 56, 75, 87
F	Go To Grower/Vendor List
FESCUE, ARIZONA Festuca arizonica
common	9
Redondo	10, 87
FESCUE, BLUE Festuca glauca
common	9
FESCUE, HARD Festuca longifolia
common	3, 5, 29, 34, 38, 39, 56
Aurora	5C
Durar	10, 29, 34C, 38, 39, 41C, 44C, 87
Slalom	83C
Waldina	52
FESCUE, IDAHO Festuca idahoensis
common	4, 9, 10, 34, 38, 39
Joseph	87
FESCUE, R0UGH Festuca campestris
common	1, 4, 5, 12, 39, 40, 87
FESCUE, SHEEP Festuca ovina
common	12, 28, 31, 34, 38, 39, 41, 52, 56
Covar	9, 10, 29, 34C, 38C, 39, 41, 52, 87C
Monty	83C
FESCUE, TALL Festuca arundinacea
common	3, 5, 6, 10, 63
Alta	38, 87C
Barcel 27	27
Courtenay	5C
Enforcer	34
Fawn	18, 27, 28, 34, 38C, 39, 41, 52, 56C, 87C
KY-31	34, 39, 56, 65, 87
FOXTAIL, CREEPING Alopecurus arundinacea
common	3, 5, 17, 63, 83
Garrison	10, 18, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 38, 39, 41, 52, 62R, 65, 70, 73F, 75, 79, 87C, 90C
FOXTAIL, MEADOW Alopecurus pratensis
common 3, 5, 17, 39, 87
Dan	5C
Epic 17C
G	Go To Grower/Vendor List
GAMAGRASS, EASTERN Tripsacum dactyloides
Pete	56C
GRAMA, BLUE Bouteloua gracilis
common	4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 18, 23, 25, 29, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 56, 70, 75, 79
Alma	87
Bad River	45F, 49, 70, 94
Hachita	10, 34, 87
Lovington	10, 34C, 87
GRAMA, SIDEOATS Bouteloua curtipendula
common	10, 12, 25, 26, 36, 39, 42, 43, 63, 65, 75, 79
Butte	10, 18, 34C, 36, 55C, 56C, 75, 87
El Reno	10, 18, 34, 56C, 87
Haskell	87
Killdeer	11, 23, 36, 44, 49, 87
Niner	10, 87
Pierre	10, 21C, 22, 24, 36, 44C, 45F, 57, 67, 70, 74, 75, 81C, 85
Trailway	10, 18, 56C, 75, 87
Vaughn	10, 34, 87
H	Go To Grower/Vendor List
HAIRGRASS, TUFTED Deschampsia caespitosa
common	9, 39, 87
I
INDIANGRASS Sorghastrum nutans	Go To Grower/Vendor List
common	10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27, 36, 42, 43, 63, 65, 75
Cheyenne	10, 18, 34
Holt	10, 36, 56C, 75
NE 54	36, 56C
Osage 10, 56C
Oto	10, 36
Rumsey	10, 36
Tomahawk	18, 19, 21C, 22C, 23, 24, 36, 44, 69C, 74, 75, 77C
J	Go To Grower/Vendor List
JUNEGRASS Koeleria macrantha
common	4, 5, 12, 25, 36
JUNEGRASS, PRAIRIE Koeleria cristata
common	9, 34, 39, 44, 75, 87
L	Go To Grower/Vendor List
LOVEGRASS, SAND Eragrostis trichodes
common	9, 10, 34
Bend	10
Neb-27	10
LOVEGRASS, WEEPING Eragrostis curvula
common	10
Ermello	10
Morpa	10, 34
M
MANNA GRASS, TALL Glyceria grandis	Go To Grower/Vendor List
common	1
N	Go To Grower/Vendor List
NEEDLE-AND-THREAD Stipa comata
common	4, 5, 9, 12, 34, 39, 44, 75, 87
NEEDLEGRASS, GREEN Stipa viridula
common	4, 5, 10, 12, 17, 28, 34, 35, 36, 39, 56, 63, 65, 75, 79
Lodorm	8, 10, 14, 16C, 29, 31, 37, 38, 41C, 44C, 46F, 49C, 52, 83C, 87
O	Go To Grower/Vendor List
OATGRASS, PARRY Danthonia parryi
common	4
ORCHARDGRASS Dactylis glomerata
common	3, 10, 17, 26, 29, 35, 63, 65
Artic	5C
Axiom	29, 38
Cambria	27
Condor	72
Comet	29
Dawn	34C, 52
Hallmark	18
Kay	3C, 5C, 7C
Latar	18, 27, 28, 29C, 31, 34C, 38, 38C, 39, 41, 86C, 87
Napier	28, 29, 38
Nordic	17C
Paiute	10, 28, 29C, 31, 34C, 38C, 39, 41, 52, 87C
Potomac	3C, 18, 18C, 27, 28, 29C, 31, 34, 38C, 39, 41, 52, 56C, 72, 79, 87
P	Go To Grower/Vendor List
PORCUPINEGRASS, WESTERN Stipa curtiseta
common	4, 12, 36
R
RED TOP Agrostis stolonifera	Go To Grower/Vendor List
common	5, 39, 41, 63
Streaker	87
Venture	5C
RICEGRASS, INDIAN Oryzopsis hymenoides
common	5, 9, 10, 39, 79
Nezpar	5C, 8, 10, 34C, 39, 87C, 92C
Paloma	10, 34, 39, 87
RYEGRASS, PERENNIAL Lolium perenne
common	3, 5, 26, 37, 39, 41, 87
Dandy	29
Delaware	29
Linn	18C, 29, 63, 75
Olson	27
Polly	18
S	Go To Grower/Vendor List
SACATON, ALKALI Sporobolus airoides
common	9, 10, 29, 34, 87
SANDREED, PRAIRIE Calamovilfa longifolia
common	5, 34, 39, 56
Bowman	16
Goshen	5C, 10, 30, 31, 44C, 73F, 87C
Pronghorn	55C
SLOUGHGRASS Beckmannia syzigachne
common	4, 12
SWEETGRASS Hierochloe odorata
common	1, 12
SWITCHGRASS Panicum virgatum
common	12, 25, 26, 27, 36, 43, 63, 65
Alamo	10, 87
Blackwell	10, 18, 34, 56C, 87
Cave-in-Rock	10, 56C
Dacotah	19, 21C, 23C, 36, 44C, 45F, 87
Forestburg	18, 36, 44C, 45F, 48, 70, 72, 74, 75, 78C, 79, 87
Kanlow	10
Neb-28	10, 18, 24C, 34, 36, 53C, 56C, 59C, 75, 79, 87
Pathfinder	10, 55C, 70, 79, 87
Summer	10, 64F, 70, 87
Sunburst	36, 59C, 61C, 74, 75, 78C, 87
Trailblazer	34, 55C, 56C, 79, 87
T	Go To Grower/Vendor List
TIMOTHY Phleum pratense
common	3, 5, 6, 17, 26, 29, 38, 39, 56, 65, 79
Alma	3C
Basho	3C, 83C
Carola	3C
Champ	3C, 17C, 83, 83C
Clair	29C, 38, 39
Climax	3C, 5, 17C, 18, 27, 28, 29, 29C, 34, 38C, 39, 41, 52, 63, 83C, 87C
Joliette	83C
Promesse	17C
Timfor	29
Top-Tim	52
W	Go To Grower/Vendor List
WHEATGRASS, BLUEBUNCH Pseudoroegneria spicata
common	39
Goldar	30R, 87C, 90C
Secar	9, 10, 28, 29, 31, 34C, 37, 38, 39, 41C, 86F, 87C, 90C
Whitmar	10, 29, 31, 34C, 37, 38, 39, 41, 87C
WHEATGRASS, HYBRID Pseudoroegneria spicata X Elytrigia repens
Newhy	34C, 67C, 75C
WHEATGRASS, CRESTED (fairway) Agropyron cristatum
common	3, 5, 6, 10, 17, 39, 65, 70
Fairway	3C, 5, 10, 17C, 29, 31, 34, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44C, 52, 56C, 67, 75, 79, 83C, 87C
Ephraim	10, 29, 31, 34C, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44C, 52, 67C, 75C, 87, 88C, 89C
Kirk	3C, 5, 7C, 17C, 83C
Parkway	83C
Ruff	10, 87
WHEATGRASS, CRESTED (standard) Agropyron desertorum
common	29, 34, 38, 63, 75
Nordan	3C, 5, 10, 28, 29, 31, 34, 37, 38, 41, 52, 70, 75, 79, 87
WHEATGRASS, CRESTED (hybrid) Agropyron cristatum x desertorum
Hycrest	10, 29C, 31, 34C, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44C, 52, 67, 68C, 75, 83, 87
WHEATGRASS, INTERMEDIATE Elytrigia intermedia
common	3, 5, 17
Amur	10
Chief	3C, 17C, 83C
Clarke	5, 39
Greenar	10, 86F, 87
Oahe	10, 18, 28, 29, 31, 34, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44C, 52, 56C, 63, 67, 70, 72, 75, 79C, 87C
Reliant	44C, 45F, 79C
Slate	10, 56C, 66, 87
Tegmar	10, 29, 38, 39, 87
WHEATGRASS, PUBESCENT Elytrigia intermedia
common	3, 5, 7, 29, 34, 75, 83
Greenleaf	3C, 5, 7, 28, 29, 31, 37, 38, 39, 41C, 87C
Luna	10, 28, 29, 31, 34C, 37, 38, 39, 41C, 87C, 89C
Mandan-759	10, 28, 29, 31, 37, 38, 39, 44C, 47, 50C, 52, 67, 75, 87C
Manska	29, 31, 44C, 45F, 56C, 57, 60C, 67C, 71C, 75C, 79C, 87C, 92C
WHEATGRASS, SIBERIAN Agropyon fragile
common	10, 41
P-27	29, 31, 37, 38, 87C
WHEATGRASS, SLENDER Elymus trachycaulus
common	3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 17, 27, 29, 31, 34, 36, 39, 63, 65, 83
Adanac	5
Highlander	6C, 6
Primar 44C, 87
Pryor	29, 31, 34C, 37, 38, 39, 41, 73F, 87C, 90C
Revenue	3C, 5, 28, 29, 31, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44C, 52, 87
San Luis	87
WHEATGRASS, STEAMBANK Elymus lanceolatus
common	3, 5
Sodar	3C, 5, 7C, 10, 17C, 28, 29, 31, 34C, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44C, 52, 83C, 87C, 91C
WHEATGRASS, TALL Elytrigea elongata
common	3, 5, 17, 27, 29, 34, 39, 56, 63, 65, 70, 72, 79, 83
Alkar	18, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 44C, 52, 75, 86F, 87C, 91C
Jose	10, 29, 34C, 37, 38, 41C, 87C, 91C
Largo	87
Orbit	39, 44C, 75, 87
Platte	87
WHEATGRASS, THICKSPIKE (northern) Elymus lanceolatus
common	3, 5, 17, 39, 83
Critana	8, 10, 16C, 28, 29C, 30C, 31, 34C, 37, 38C, 39, 41C, 44C, 52C, 54C, 73F, 87C, 90C, 93C
Elbee	3C, 5, 7C
Schwendimar	86F
WHEATGRASS, WESTERN Pascopyrum smithii
Common	3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 27, 28, 29, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44, 52, 56, 63, 65, 70, 75, 76, 79, 82, 83
Arriba	10, 34C, 87C, 92C
Barton	10, 34C, 56C, 87
Flintlock	10
Rodan	10, 16C, 44C, 45F, 87
Rosana	10, 28C, 29C, 31, 34, 37, 38C, 39, 40, 41C, 44C, 52, 73F, 87C, 89C, 92C
Walsh	3C, 5
WHITETOP Scolochloa festucacea
common	13
WILDRYE, ALTAI Leymus angustus
common 3, 5, 29, 38, 39, 83
Eejay	5
Prairieland	3, 7C, 17C, 31, 44C, 87
WILDRYE, BASIN Leymus cinereus
common	39
Magnar	31, 34, 37, 39, 41C, 87C
Trailhead	8C, 73F, 87C
WILDRYE, BEARDLESS Leymus triticoides
common	1
Shoshone	16, 73F, 87C, 90C, 91C
WILDRYE, CANADA Elymus canadensis
common	1, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 36, 42, 43, 56, 87
Mandan 11, 22C, 45F
WILDRYE, DAHURIAN Elymus dahuricus
common	3, 5, 38
Arthur	83C
James	5, 8C, 17C
WILDRYE, MAMMOTH Leymus racemosa
Volga	87, 93C
WILDRYE, RUSSIAN Psathyrostachys juncea
common	3, 5, 17, 28, 29, 31, 37, 38, 39, 41, 70, 52
Bozoisky	28, 29, 30R, 31, 34, 37C, 38, 39, 41C, 44C, 52, 87C, 90C, 93C
Cabree	3
Mankota	45F, 50C
Swift	3, 37, 38, 41, 83C, 87
Sawki	3, 5
Vinall	10, 34, 44, 75, 87
WILDRYE, SMOOTH Elymus glaucus
common	1
WILDRYE, VIRGINIA Elymus virginicus
common	42
O'Ma'Ha	56C