Written by Jeanette Wrysinski
Photography, design, and layout by David Rosen/Wildside Photography & Public Relations
Copyright © 2000, 2004 by Yolo County Resource Conservation District

This publication is a supplement to the original Know Your Natives, published by the Yolo County Resource Conservation District in 2000. The first publication covered 20 species of California native grasses that are commonly planted in habitat restoration projects, often seen in the wild, and whose seed is commercially available. The front of each page in the guide has several photos of the various stages of a single species, including mature plant, seed heads, seeds, and seedlings. More detailed information about that species appears on the back of each page and includes a general description, habitat, flower characteristics, and field use notes. Each page is three-hole punched on a reinforced edge so the guide, and supplements such as this, can be kept together in a binder.

The sixteen additional species of California native grasses, sedges, and rushes covered in this supplement are:

Achnatherum hymenoides  Indian ricegrass
Achnatherum speciosum  Desert needlegrass
Agrostis pallens  Dune bentgrass
Carex barbarae   Barbar sedge
Carex nebrascensis  Nebraska sedge
Carex praegracilis  Slender sedge
Carex tumulicola  Foothill sedge
Danthonia californica  California oatgrass
Distichlis spicata  Saltgrass
Juncus balticus   Baltic rush
Koeleria macrantha  Junegrass
Leymus cinereus   Great Basin wildrye
Pleuraphis rigida  Big galleta
Pseudoroegnaria spicata  Bluebunch wheatgrass
Sporobolus airoides  Alkali sacaton
Vulpia microstachys  Three-weeks fescue

To purchase these supplementary materials, please request an order form from Sheila Pratt at the RCD at (530) 662-2037, ext. 117 or pratt(at)yolorcd(dot)org.