Smooth Bromegrass

Longevity: Perennial

Palatability: Very High

Winter Hardiness: Good

Growth Habit: Sod, Rhizomatous

Drought Tolerance: Good

Cool or Warm Season: Cool

Use and Comments: Medium to high-yielding, cool season pasture and hay (no more than 3 cut system when legume included), soil conservation

Distribution in U.S.: Northern half; most prevalent in upper Midwest

Height: 20-40 inches

Inflorescence: Open panicle; 5 to 11 florets per spikelet

Culm: Round

Leaves: Slight constriction about midway from tip to collar forming M or W shape (not always present); no auricles present; round-edged ligule; cross section of leaf flat

Drainage: Somewhat Poorly Drained

Fertility: High

pH: 5.8-6.5

Color: Grayish-tan lemma and palea tightly adheres to brown to purple caryopsis

Shape: Flat and oblong with broadest area toward one end

Other Characteristics: --

Pounds per Bushel: 44

Seeds per Pound: 138,000

Seeding Rate: 10-15 pounds PLS per acre

Seeding Date (Indiana): Feb 1 - May 1 or Aug 1 - Sept 1

Emergence Time (Days): 14

Optimum Germ. Temp. (F): 70°-85°