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Des
crip
tion
Wel
der G
erm
plas
m sh
orts
pike
w
indm
illgr
ass (
Chl
oris
×
subd
olic
host
achy
a M
uell.
(pro
sp.)
[cuc
ulla
ta ×
ver
ticill
ata]
) was
col
lect
ed
in S
an P
atric
io C
ount
y, T
exas
. Sh
orts
pike
win
dmill
gras
s is a
nat
ural
ly
occu
rrin
g hy
brid
bet
wee
n th
e na
tive
gras
ses C
hlor
is c
ucul
lata
and
Chl
oris
ve
rtic
illat
a. W
elde
r Ger
mpl
asm
is a
co
oper
ativ
e re
leas
e be
twee
n th
e U
SDA
-N
RC
S Pl
ant M
ater
ials
Pro
gram
, Sou
th
Texa
s Nat
ives
, and
the
Texa
s A
gric
ultu
ral E
xper
imen
t Sta
tion
at
Bee
ville
. It
is a
per
enni
al g
rass
whi
ch
prod
uces
seed
and
als
o sp
read
s ve
geta
tivel
y by
stol
ons.
The
mat
ure
folia
ge h
eigh
t ran
ges f
rom
1 to
3 fe
et
tall.
It m
ay p
rodu
ce se
ed h
eads
from
M
ay to
Oct
ober
, but
mos
t of t
he se
ed is
pr
oduc
ed in
Sep
tem
ber a
nd O
ctob
er.
U
ses a
nd A
dapt
atio
n W
elde
r Ger
mpl
asm
is re
com
men
ded
for
use
in ro
adsi
de p
lant
ings
, crit
ical
site
re
vege
tatio
n, a
nd ra
ngel
and
seed
mix
es.
It ca
n be
use
d in
man
y ty
pes o
f co
nser
vatio
n pl
antin
gs, s
uch
as g
rass
ed
wat
erw
ays,
ripar
ian
buff
ers,
filte
r stri
ps,
and
pond
em
bank
men
ts.
W
elde
r Ger
mpl
asm
has
per
form
ed w
ell
at lo
catio
ns in
the
Rio
Gra
nde
Plai
n,
Gul
f Coa
st P
rairi
es a
nd M
arsh
es, R
ollin
g Pl
ains
, and
Pin
eyw
oods
regi
ons o
f Te
xas.
Sho
rtspi
ke w
indm
illgr
ass a
lso
occu
rs n
atur
ally
in th
e B
lack
land
Pra
irie,
Ed
war
ds P
late
au, a
nd O
ak W
oods
and
Pr
airie
s reg
ions
. W
elde
r Ger
mpl
asm
m
ay b
e ad
apte
d to
thes
e re
gion
s as w
ell,
but t
his h
as n
ot b
een
verif
ied
thro
ugh
field
test
ing.
Plan
ting
Met
hods
Se
edbe
d pr
epar
atio
n sh
ould
beg
in w
ell
in a
dvan
ce o
f pla
ntin
g. E
stab
lish
a cl
ean,
wee
d-fr
ee se
edbe
d by
eith
er
tilla
ge o
r non
-res
idua
l her
bici
des.
Prio
r to
pla
ntin
g, th
e si
te sh
ould
be
firm
and
ha
ve a
ccum
ulat
ed so
il m
oist
ure.
Se
edin
g sh
ould
occ
ur in
ear
ly sp
ring,
or
whe
re th
ere
are
few
coo
l-sea
son
wee
ds,
win
dmill
gras
s can
be
seed
ed in
the
fall.
W
elde
r Ger
mpl
asm
can
be
seed
ed u
sing
a
gras
s dril
l with
a sm
all s
eed
box.
B
road
cast
seed
ing
may
be
used
in a
reas
no
t eas
ily p
lant
ed w
ith a
dril
l, bu
t ad
ditio
nal p
ract
ices
to e
ncou
rage
goo
d
seed
to so
il co
ntac
t, su
ch a
s cul
tipac
king
, ha
rrow
ing,
etc
., m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary.
San
d ca
n be
mix
ed w
ith se
ed to
aid
in
dist
ribut
ion.
The
re a
re a
ppro
xim
atel
y 3,
000,
000
seed
s per
pou
nd o
f sho
rtspi
ke
win
dmill
gras
s.
Seed
shou
ld b
e pl
ante
d 1/
8 to
1/4
inch
de
ep.
It is
bet
ter t
o pl
ant t
oo sh
allo
w
than
too
deep
. A
seed
ing
rate
of 1
/4to
1/
2 p
ound
of p
ure
live
seed
(PLS
) per
ac
re is
reco
mm
ende
d. T
his c
orre
spon
ds
to p
lant
ing
20 to
40
live
seed
s per
squa
re
foot
. W
hen
plan
ting
a m
ixtu
re, t
he ra
te
of w
indm
illgr
ass s
houl
d be
redu
ced
acco
rdin
g to
the
tota
l per
cent
age
desi
red
in th
e m
ixtu
re.
Man
agem
ent
Wel
der G
erm
plas
m sh
orts
pike
w
indm
illgr
ass c
an b
e gr
azed
the
first
ye
ar o
nce
the
stan
d is
est
ablis
hed.
C
onta
ct y
ou lo
cal N
RC
S of
fice
to
deve
lop
a gr
azin
g m
anag
emen
t pla
n. I
t is
reco
mm
ende
d th
at it
be
mow
ed o
r gr
azed
to a
2 to
3 in
ch st
ubbl
e he
ight
at
leas
t onc
e pe
r yea
r. W
elde
r Ger
mpl
asm
sh
ould
not
be
burn
ed.
A
vaila
bilit
y W
elde
r Ger
mpl
asm
was
rele
ased
in
2006
. B
reed
er a
nd fo
unda
tion
seed
will
be
mai
ntai
ned
by th
e E.
Kik
a de
la G
arza
Pl
ant M
ater
ials
Cen
ter i
n co
njun
ctio
n w
ith T
exas
Fou
ndat
ion
Seed
Ser
vice
. B
reed
er se
ed m
ay b
e ob
tain
ed b
y co
ntac
ting
the
PMC
.
For
Mor
e In
form
atio
n
Kik
a de
la G
arza
Pla
nt M
ater
ials
Cen
ter
3409
Nor
th F
M 1
355
Kin
gsvi
lle, T
exas
783
63
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e: (3
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Wel
der
Ger
mp
lasm
Shor
tsp
ike
Win
dm
illgr
ass
Chl
oris
× s
ubdo
licho
stac
hya
Mue
ll.
(pro
sp.
) [cu
culla
ta ×
ver
ticill
ata]
E. “
Kik
a” d
e la
Gar
za
Pla
nt
Mat
eria
ls C
ente
r K
ings
ville
, Tex
as
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