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Buffalo grass
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Buchloe dactyloides
(boo-KLOH-ee) From the Greek bous, meaning cow or ox. Dactyloides is from the Greek dactylus = finger and –oides = like or resembling, referring to the arrangement of the branches of the flowering head like the fingers of a hand |
BUDA1
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Curly Mesquite
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Hilaria belangeri
[Roman name which was derived from Latin hilaris meaning "cheerful".] |
HIBE1
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Japanese brome
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Bromus japonicus
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BRJA1
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King Ranch bluestem
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Bothriochloa ischaemum
(both-ree-OH-kloh-uh) (IS-kay-mum) |
BOIS1
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Mouse Barley
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Hordeum pusillum
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HOPU1
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Ozark Grass
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Limnodea arkansana
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LIAR1
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Rescuegrass
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Bromus catharticus
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BRCA1
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Rosette Grass
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Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. oligosanthes
Dichanthelium: Greek dich for "two" and anthelium for "flowering" - a fair translation is "twice-flowering" oligosanthes: oligos for "few;" anthesn for "flower" |
DIOL1
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Sideoats grama
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Bouteloua curtipendula
Grama grasses, from Latin gramen = grass. (boo-te-LOO-uh) Named for Claudio and Esteban Boutelou, 19th century Spanish brothers and gardeners. (kurt-ih-PEN-dyoo-luh)The specific epithet curtipendula comes from the Latin curtus = short and pendulous = hanging down, referring to the appearance of the panicle branches. |
BOCU1
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Silver bluestem
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Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana
(both-ree-OH-kloh-uh) (lag-ur-OY-deez) Resembles Lagurus (genus name for another grass, means hare's or rabbit's tale) |
BOLA1
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Texas grama
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Bouteloua rigidiseta
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BORI
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Texas wintergrass, Speargrass
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Nasella leucotricha
(NAY-sell-uh)From the Latin nassa, a narrow-necked basket used for catching fish; referring to the shape of the florets on some species (loo-koh-TRY-kuh) White haired |
NALE1
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Oldfield threeawn
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Aristida oligantha
(ar-RISS-ti-duh) From the Greek meaning awn (ol-ig-AN-tha) Few flowers |
AROL1
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Purple threeawn
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Aristida purpurea var. purpurea
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