Indian Ricegrass
Achnatherum hymenoides
Indian Ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides) is a perennial grass native to Western US states (such as Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, and Arizona) that can thrive in USDA Zones 3–8. Reaching a mature height of 1–2.5 feet with a dense, upright bunching growth habit, it features fine, rolled, bright green leaf blades and produces widely spreading panicles with plump, dark, rice-like seeds. It thrives in dry, sandy, gravelly rangelands, dunes, and desert steppes in full sun and is ideal for sandy soil windbreak stabilization, arid land reclamation, and wildlife seed forage.
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Growing Region
- Southwest, Intermountain West