Gander at Grasses (October 2021 EcoQuest Guide)

This guide will help with identification of common native grasses included in the October 2021 EcoQuest that can be planted as beneficial alternatives to the invasive fountain grass (Cenchrus setaceus).

Fountain grass has long been sold as an ornamental landscape grass and ...more ↓

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deergrass ¹
Muhlenbergia rigens

Purple Threeawn ²
Aristida purpurea

needle grama ³
Bouteloua aristidoides

sixweeks three-awn ⁴
Aristida adscensionis

big galleta ⁵
Hilaria rigida

sixweeks grama ⁶
Bouteloua barbata

Bush Muhly ⁷
Muhlenbergia porteri

littleseed muhly ⁸
Muhlenbergia microsperma

spidergrass ⁹
Aristida ternipes

poverty three-awn ⁹
Aristida divaricata

tobosagrass ¹⁰
Hilaria mutica

buffalograss ¹¹
Bouteloua dactyloides

Hairawn Muhly ¹²
Muhlenbergia capillaris

Blue Grama ¹³
Bouteloua gracilis

sideoats grama ¹⁴
Bouteloua curtipendula

appressed muhly ¹⁵
Muhlenbergia appressa

Lindheimer muhly ¹⁶
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

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Gander at Grasses (October 2021 EcoQuest Guide)

deergrass 1 Muhlenbergia rigens

Purple Threeawn 2 Aristida purpurea

needle grama 3 Bouteloua aristidoides

sixweeks three-awn 4 Aristida adscensionis

big galleta 5 Hilaria rigida

sixweeks grama 6 Bouteloua barbata

Bush Muhly 7 Muhlenbergia porteri

littleseed muhly 8 Muhlenbergia microsperma

spidergrass 9 Aristida ternipes

poverty three-awn 9 Aristida divaricata

tobosagrass 10 Hilaria mutica

buffalograss 11 Bouteloua dactyloides

Hairawn Muhly 12 Muhlenbergia capillaris

Blue Grama 13 Bouteloua gracilis

sideoats grama 14 Bouteloua curtipendula

appressed muhly 15 Muhlenbergia appressa

Lindheimer muhly 16 Muhlenbergia lindheimeri