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Des
crip
tion
The
Cat
arin
a bl
end
of b
ristle
gras
s is a
co
mm
erci
al b
lend
of f
our b
ristle
gras
s co
llect
ions
from
Sou
th T
exas
. O
ne
com
pone
nt is
a p
lain
s bris
tlegr
ass
[Set
aria
vul
pise
ta (L
am.)
Roe
mer
& J.
A.
Schu
ltes]
col
lect
ed in
Web
b C
ount
y,
Texa
s. T
he o
ther
thre
e co
mpo
nent
s are
st
ream
bed
bris
tlegr
ass [
Seta
ria
leuc
opila
(S
crib
n.&
Mer
r.) K
. Sch
um.]
colle
cted
in
Kar
nes,
Bex
ar, a
nd W
illac
y C
ount
ies,
Texa
s.
The
rele
ases
form
ing
Cat
arin
a bl
end
of
bris
tlegr
ass w
ere
a co
oper
ativ
e re
leas
e be
twee
n th
e U
SDA
-NR
CS
Plan
t M
ater
ials
Pro
gram
, Sou
th T
exas
Nat
ives
, an
d th
e Te
xas A
gric
ultu
ral E
xper
imen
t St
atio
n at
Bee
ville
. B
oth
of th
ese
spec
ies o
f bris
tlegr
ass a
re n
ativ
e,
pere
nnia
l bun
chgr
asse
s. T
hey
prod
uce
seed
from
May
to N
ovem
ber.
The
ir m
atur
e fo
liage
hei
ght r
ange
s fro
m 1
to 4
fe
et ta
ll.
Use
s and
Ada
ptat
ion
The
Cat
arin
a bl
end
of b
ristle
gras
s is
reco
mm
ende
d fo
r use
in u
plan
d w
ildlif
e
plan
tings
and
in 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 ri
paria
n bu
ffer
s and
filte
r stri
ps.
It ha
s per
form
ed w
ell a
t loc
atio
ns in
the
Rio
Gra
nde
Plai
n, G
ulf C
oast
Pra
iries
an
d M
arsh
es, a
nd R
ollin
g Pl
ains
regi
ons
of T
exas
. Pl
ains
and
stre
ambe
d br
istle
gras
s als
o oc
cur n
atur
ally
in th
e H
igh
Plai
ns, E
dwar
ds P
late
au, a
nd T
rans
Pe
cos r
egio
ns.
The
Cat
arin
a bl
end
of
bris
tlegr
ass 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.
Pl
antin
g M
etho
ds
Seed
bed
prep
arat
ion
shou
ld b
egin
wel
l in
adv
ance
of p
lant
ing.
Est
ablis
h a
clea
n, w
eed-
free
seed
bed
by e
ither
til
lage
or n
on-r
esid
ual h
erbi
cide
s. P
rior
to p
lant
ing,
the
site
shou
ld b
e fir
m a
nd
have
acc
umul
ated
soil
moi
stur
e.
Seed
ing
shou
ld o
ccur
in e
arly
sprin
g, o
r
whe
re th
ere
are
few
coo
l-sea
son
wee
ds,
bris
tlegr
ass c
an b
e se
eded
in th
e fa
ll.
Bris
tlegr
ass c
an b
e se
eded
usi
ng a
gra
ss
drill
with
a sm
all s
eed
box.
Bro
adca
st
seed
ing
may
be
used
in a
reas
not
eas
ily
plan
ted
with
a d
rill,
but a
dditi
onal
pr
actic
es to
enc
oura
ge g
ood
seed
to so
il co
ntac
t, su
ch a
s cul
tipac
king
, har
row
ing,
et
c., m
ay b
e ne
cess
ary.
The
re a
re
appr
oxim
atel
y 36
8,10
0 to
567
,500
seed
s pe
r pou
nd o
f bris
tlegr
ass.
Se
ed sh
ould
be
plan
ted
1/8
to 1
/4 in
ch
deep
. A
seed
ing
rate
of 2
pou
nds o
f pur
e liv
e se
ed (P
LS) p
er a
cre
is
reco
mm
ende
d. T
his c
orre
spon
ds to
pl
antin
g 20
live
seed
s per
squa
re fo
ot.
Whe
n pl
antin
g a
mix
ture
, the
rate
of
bris
tlegr
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.
It sh
ould
be
note
d th
at so
me
of
the
colle
ctio
ns th
at m
ake
up th
e C
atar
ina
blen
d ha
ve h
igh
seed
dor
man
cy.
Man
agem
ent
Cat
arin
a bl
end
bris
tlegr
ass s
houl
d no
t be
graz
ed th
e fir
st y
ear.
Onc
e th
e st
and
is
esta
blis
hed,
rota
tiona
l gra
zing
can
be
used
. It
is re
com
men
ded
that
a 4
-10
inch
stub
ble
heig
ht b
e m
aint
aine
d.
Ava
ilabi
lity
The
four
ger
mpl
asm
s tha
t mak
e up
the
Cat
arin
a bl
end
(Kik
a648
Ger
mpl
asm
, K
ika6
77 G
erm
plas
m, K
ika8
19
Ger
mpl
asm
and
Kik
a820
Ger
mpl
asm
) w
ere
rele
ased
in 2
006.
Bre
eder
and
fo
unda
tion
seed
will
be
mai
ntai
ned
by
the
E. K
ika
de la
Gar
za P
lant
Mat
eria
ls
Cen
ter i
n co
njun
ctio
n w
ith T
exas
Fo
unda
tion
Seed
Ser
vice
. B
reed
er se
ed
may
be
obta
ined
by
cont
actin
g th
e PM
C.
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
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Cat
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a B
len
d
Bri
stle
gras
s
Seta
ria le
ucop
ila
(Scr
ibn.
& M
err.)
K. S
chum
. an
d Se
taria
vul
pise
ta
(Lam
.) R
oem
er &
J.A
. Sch
ulte
s
E. “
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a” d
e la
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za
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nt
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eria
ls C
ente
r K
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as