Cheatgrass: Fire and Forage on the Range

by Sally Zanjani

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum, downy brome) is an exotic species that appeared in North American in the late nineteenth century and has since become a dominant plant in the arid rangelands between the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, and Rocky Mountains. A shallow-rooted annual, it is the first grass to appear after the region's long, cold winters and has become an important forage plant for livestock and wildlife. It is also a major environmental hazard...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1647790700
• ISBN13: 9781647790707
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"