• Slender wheatgrass is a cool-season perennial bunchgrass native to the Intermountain West.
  • Excellent first-year seeding vigor, but tends to be short-lived.
  • It's beneficial in soil stabilization and erosion control projects.
  • Also provides good quality forage and hay.
  • Slender wheatgrass can grow up to three feet tall and prefers loamy soils.
  • Tolerant of shady, moist areas with high salinity.
  • It can be grown without irrigation in areas receiving at least 14 inches of annual rainfall.