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Bouteloua dactyloides

Buffalograss, Buffalo Grass

shoots with stolons and short grassy foliage.

shoots with stolons and short grassy foliage.

Inflorescence bur-like & tucked among foliage.

Inflorescence bur-like & tucked among foliage.

spikelets held above foliage.

spikelets held above foliage.

Bouteloua gracilis

Blue Gramma, Mosquito Grass

mat of grassy turf in dry soil.

mat of grassy turf in dry soil.

base of grass clumb in dry soil.

base of grass clumb in dry soil.

Tall stalks bearing secund spikelets.

Tall stalks bearing secund spikelets.

Single dark purple secund spikelet.

Single dark purple secund spikelet.

Eragrostis spectabilis

Purple Lovegrass, Purple Love Grass, Tumble Grass

Eragrostrum spectablis

Eragrostrum spectablis

Eragrostrum spectablis

Eragrostrum spectablis

Eragrostrum spectablis

Eragrostrum spectablis

Eragrostis spectabilis

Eragrostis spectabilis

Eragrostis spectabilis

Eragrostis spectabilis

Eragrostis spectabilis

Eragrostis spectabilis

Sporobolus heterolepis

Prairie Dropseed, Prairie Drop Seed

Sporobolus heterolepis

Sporobolus heterolepis

Sporobolus heterolepis

Sporobolus heterolepis