Des
crip
tion
Mar
iah
Ger
mpl
asm
hoo
ded
win
dmill
gras
s (C
hlor
is c
ucul
lata
Bis
ch.)
was
col
lect
ed in
Ken
edy
Cou
nty,
Tex
as.
Mar
iah
Ger
mpl
asm
is a
coo
pera
tive
rele
ase
betw
een
the
USD
A-N
RC
S Pl
ant
Mat
eria
ls P
rogr
am, S
outh
Tex
as N
ativ
es,
and
the
Texa
s Agr
icul
tura
l Exp
erim
ent
Stat
ion
at B
eevi
lle.
Hoo
ded
win
dmill
gras
s is a
nat
ive,
per
enni
al
bunc
hgra
ss w
ith a
mat
ure
folia
ge h
eigh
t ra
ngin
g fr
om 0
.5 to
1 fo
ot.
It pr
oduc
es
seed
hea
ds fr
om M
ay th
roug
h O
ctob
er.
H
owev
er, u
nlik
e m
ost h
oode
d w
indm
illgr
ass p
opul
atio
ns, M
aria
h G
erm
plas
m a
lso
spre
ads v
eget
ativ
ely
by
stol
ons.
U
ses a
nd A
dapt
atio
n M
aria
h G
erm
plas
m is
reco
mm
ende
d fo
r us
e in
road
side
pla
ntin
gs, c
ritic
al si
te
reve
geta
tion,
and
rang
elan
d se
ed m
ixes
. It
can
be u
sed
in m
any
type
s of
cons
erva
tion
plan
tings
, suc
h as
gra
ssed
w
ater
way
s, rip
aria
n bu
ffer
s, fil
ter s
trips
, an
d po
nd e
mba
nkm
ents
.
Mar
iah
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.
Hoo
ded
win
dmill
gras
s als
o oc
curs
nat
ural
ly in
the
Edw
ards
Pla
teau
an
d Tr
ans P
ecos
regi
ons.
Mar
iah
Ger
mpl
asm
may
be
adap
ted
to th
ese
regi
ons a
s wel
l, bu
t thi
s has
not
bee
n ve
rifie
d th
roug
h fie
ld te
stin
g.
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.
M
aria
h G
erm
plas
m c
an b
e se
eded
usi
ng
a gr
ass d
rill w
ith a
smal
l see
d bo
x.
Bro
adca
st se
edin
g m
ay b
e us
ed in
are
as
not e
asily
pla
nted
with
a d
rill,
but
addi
tiona
l pra
ctic
es to
enc
oura
ge g
ood
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 2,
500,
000
seed
s per
pou
nd o
f hoo
ded
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
/3 to
2/
3 po
und
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
Mar
iah
Ger
mpl
asm
hoo
ded
win
dmill
gras
s can
be
graz
ed th
e fir
st
year
onc
e th
e st
and
is e
stab
lishe
d.
Con
tact
you
loca
l NR
CS
offic
e to
de
velo
p a
graz
ing
man
agem
ent p
lan.
It
is re
com
men
ded
that
it b
e m
owed
or
graz
ed to
a 2
to 3
inch
stub
ble
heig
ht a
t le
ast o
nce
per y
ear.
Mar
iah
Ger
mpl
asm
sh
ould
not
be
burn
ed.
A
vaila
bilit
y M
aria
h G
erm
plas
m w
as re
leas
ed in
20
06.
Bre
eder
and
foun
datio
n se
ed w
ill
be m
aint
aine
d by
the
E. K
ika
de la
Gar
za
Plan
t Mat
eria
ls C
ente
r in
conj
unct
ion
with
Tex
as F
ound
atio
n Se
ed S
ervi
ce.
Bre
eder
seed
may
be
obta
ined
by
cont
actin
g th
e PM
C.
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Mor
e In
form
atio
n
Kik
a de
la G
arza
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nt M
ater
ials
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ter
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th F
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Mar
iah
Ger
mp
lasm
Hoo
ded
Win
dm
illgr
ass
C
hlor
is c
ucul
lata
Bisch.
E. “
Kik
a” d
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za
Pla
nt
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eria
ls C
ente
r K
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