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Alkali Sacaton

LATIN NAME
Sporobolus airoides

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Warm

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

  • Occurs in nearly pure stands on alkaline or saline soils in valleys and meadows, sandy soils of desert foothills or roadsides, also dry and gravelly slopes.
  • Most abundant on moderately-moist alkaline soils of bottomlands where other species are not adapted.
  • Withstands flooding well.
  • Flowers April to September.
  • Seeds remain viable for many years.
  • Reproduces by seed and tillers.
  • Good value for livestock grazing.
  • Provide fawning cover for deer and nesting cover for bobwhites

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