Found under arid conditions and highly drought resistant. Moderately palatable while succulent, but not when dry. A native bunchgrass from the Dakotas south to Texas and west to the Pacific Ocean. It is drought-resistant, adapted to dry, sandy soils. It grows in dense clumps, up to 2 feet tall.
Leaves are slender and nearly as long as the stems and highly palatable to livestock.
A. Gray A tufted, native bunchgrass from Idaho and Oregon southward. Most prevalent on sandy soil. Roots are coarse and deep-penetrating. Source - Ankara, Turkey. Adapted to a wide range of soils, including disturbed areas and mine spoils.