Needle & Thread

LATIN NAME
Stipa comata

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Cool

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

• Deep-rooted, long-lived, native bunchgrass that is considered an increaser.
• The forage value for livestock varies; it is rated as good during the early spring until the seedheads develop.
• Cures well, providing nutritious winter forage.
• Adapted to dry, sandy, or gravelly plains, mesas, and foothills that are well-drained
• Will not tolerate extremes in acidity or alkalinity

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