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Bouteloua dactyloides, commonly known as buffalograss or buffalo grass, is a North American prairie grass native to Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It is a short grass found mainly on the High Plains and is co-dominant with blue grama ( B. gracilis ) over most of the shortgrass prairie .
St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), also known as buffalo turf in Australia and buffalo grass in South Africa, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae.It is a warm-season lawn grass that is popular for cultivation in tropical and subtropical regions.
Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass [2] or African foxtail grass; syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species of grass native to most of Africa, southern Asia (east to India), southern Iran, and the extreme south of Europe . [3] Other names by which this grass is known include dhaman grass, anjan grass and koluk katai. [4] [5]
Buffalo grass may refer to Buffalo grass, sweet vernal grass or vanilla grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) Buffalo grass (Bouteloua dactyloides)
Ziziphus mucronata, known as the buffalo thorn, is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern Africa. It is deciduous and may grow up to 17 metres tall. It can survive in a variety of soil types, occurring in many habitats, mostly open woodlands, often on soils deposited by rivers, and grows frequently on termite mounds.
Megathyrsus maximus grows naturally in open grasslands, usually under or near trees and shrubs and along riverbanks.It can withstand wildfire and drought.The species has broad morphological and agronomic variability, ranging in height from 0.5 to 3.5 m (1.6 to 11.5 ft), with 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) stems.
The seeds, which are 12 mm (0.5 in) long and 7 mm (0.3 in) wide, weigh about 4 g per 100 seeds, [10] with the seed coat accounting for about 30% of the seed weight. [5] The seeds often remain viable for months or even years within an undamaged gourd. [5] One hectare of plants can produce 2.5 tons of seed. [10]
Water finger-grass, Paspalum vaginatum. Paspalum is a genus of plants in the grass family. [3] [4] The group is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Commonly known as paspalum, bahiagrasses, crowngrasses or dallis grasses, many of the species are tall perennial New World grasses.