Description:
LECA-251-HZ4 was developed from seed collected from tallgrass prairies in Minnesota (2), Iowa (13), and Nebraska (1) which are in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 4. LECA-332-HZ5 was developed from seed collected from mid-grass prairies or which had mid-grass prairie characteristics in Nebraska (3), Kansas (1), and Iowa (1) in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 5. Collections for each germplasm were intermated in isolation for 2 generations.