Data from: Using empirical performance data to source bluebunch and Snake River wheatgrass plant materials to restoration sites in the eastern Great Basin, USA

Twelve populations of bluebunch wheatgrass (7) and Snake River wheatgrass (5) were tested from 2011 (establishment year) through 2016 at three locations (Malta, ID; Nephi, UT; Millville, UT) chosen for low, medium, and high precipitation, respectively. Plots at the three locations were established from transplants at the three locations. Each plot consisted of 12 plants of a population. Each replicate consisted of 12 plots, one for each population. Each location planting consisted of 12 replicates. Plots were arranged in a randomized complete block design with replicates as plots. The purpose of the research was to assess the relative adaptation of the two species and among the populations within each species for the establishment (2011) and post-establishment (2012-2016) stages..