Hycrest Crested Wheatgrass
- Excellent seedling vigor
- Easy to establish
- Very drought tolerant
- Widely distributed
- Excellent for livestock spring and fall
Min. to Max. Annual Precipitation
32in.
Average Max. Height
Improved forage and yield in a widely used drought tolerant grass. A cross of Fairway and Desert Crested Wheatgrass. Establishes well on dry sites, thrives in sagebrush communities. Our best selling wheatgrass, base ingredient in many dryland mixes.
Hycrest Crested Wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum x Agropyron desertorum) offers improved forage and yield over its parent species. It was developed at ARS in Logan, Utah by crossing Fairway and Desert Crested Wheatgrass (A. cristatum x A. desertorum). It has excellent seedling vigor and is easier to establish than either of it’s parents. It is very drought tolerant, establishes well on dry sites, and thrives in sagebrush communities.
Hycrest Crested Wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum x Agropyron desertorum) is our best selling wheatgrass. It is a staple ingredient in all dryland mixes, and is one of the most widely used dylan’s grasses in US and Canada.
It is best adapted to 5-9,00′ in elevation and does well on shallow to deep, coarse to fine textures, moderately well to well drained soils. It is not adapted to excessively saline areas.
CD-II is a selection of Hycrest realesed by Logan, UT ARS.
***Click “Quick Plant Facts” for additional information or visit: USDA Plant Guide
Table of all Crested, Desert and Siberian Wheatgrasses
| Common Name & Variety | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Crested Wheatgrass | Agropyron cristatum |
| Douglas | Agropyron cristatum var. douglas |
| Ephraim | Agropyron cristatum var. ephraim |
| Roadcrest | Agropyron cristatum var. roadcrest |
| Parkway | Agropyron cristatum var. parkway |
| Ruff | Agropyron cristatum var. ruff |
| Desert or Standard Crested Wheatgrass | Agropyron desertorum |
| Nordan | Agropyron desertorum var. nordan |
| Summit | Agropyron desertorum var. summit |
| Siberian Wheatgrass | Agropyron fragile |
| Vavilov | Agropyron fragile var. vavilov |
| Vavilov II | Agropyron fragile var. vavilov II |
| P-27 | Agropyron fragile var. P-27 |
| Hybrid Crested/Desert Wheatgrass | Agropyron cristatum X Agropyron desertorum |
| Hycrest | Agropyron cristatum X Agropyron desertorum var. Hycrest |
| Hycrest II | Agropyron cristatum X Agropyron desertorum var. Hycrest II |
| CD II | Agropyron cristatum X Agropyron desertorum var. CD II |
(Agropyron cristatum)
Crested Wheatgrass NRCS Plant Guide
Crested Wheatgrass NRCS Plant Guide
PDF version of NRCS Plant Guide & Fact Sheet
Prepared By & Species Coordinator Daniel G. Ogle, USDA NRCS Idaho State Office, Boise, Idaho.
(Agropyron cristatum)
Crested Wheatgrass NRCS Fact Sheet
Crested Wheatgrass NRCS Fact Sheet
PDF version of NRCS Plant Guide & Fact Sheet
Prepared By & Species Coordinator: Dan Ogle, Plant Materials Specialist USDA NRCS Idaho State Office, Boise, Idaho
Breeding of the Crested Wheatgrass Complex (Agropyron spp.) for North American Temperate Rangeland Agriculture and Conservation
Breeding of the Crested Wheatgrass Complex (Agropyron spp.) for North American Temperate Rangeland Agriculture and Conservation
Joseph G. Robins and Kevin B. Jensen
Forage and Range Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Logan, UT
Helpful Links
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Synonyms
Many plants have more than one common and scientific name. We've listed a few of them below.
- Hycrest Crested Wheatgrass
- Agropyron cristatum
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Quick Plant Facts
| Common Name: | Hycrest Crested Wheatgrass |
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| Root Form | Bunchgrass |
| Min. Precipitation | 7 – 10 Inches Minimum |
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| Plant PDF File | agcr.pdf |
| Seed Count | 175000 |
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| Sun & Shade Tolerance: | Low Sun |
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