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Protected. 0.64% [1] The Texas Blackland Prairies are a temperate grassland ecoregion located in Texas that runs roughly 300 miles (480 km) from the Red River in North Texas to San Antonio in the south. The prairie was named after its rich, dark soil. [3] Less than 1% of the original Blackland prairie vegetation remains, scattered across Texas ...
Zizania texana. Hitchc. Zizania texana is a rare species of grass known by the common name Texas wild rice. It is endemic to Texas, where it is found only on the upper San Marcos River in Hays County. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. [2][3][4][5]
Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 21 July 2020. ^ "Minnesota State Symbols". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 2020-07-22. ^ "Big bluestem is now state's official grass". ^ "1-1-506.State grass, MCA". Montana State Legislature. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
Stipa leucotricha Trin. & Rupr. Nassella leucotricha is a species of grass known by the common names Texas wintergrass, Texas needlegrass, and Texas tussockgrass. It is native to the south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi) [2] and much of Mexico (from Tamaulipas and Baja California south to Chiapas). [3 ...
Native grasses of Texas; Pages in category "Native grasses of Texas" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
Arundinaria gigantea is a species of bamboo known as giant cane (not to be confused with Arundo donax), river cane, and giant river cane. It is endemic to the south-central and southeastern United States as far west as Oklahoma and Texas and as far north as New York. Giant river cane was economically and culturally important to indigenous ...
Nolina texana var. compacta (Trel.) I.M.Johnst. Nolina texana, the Texas sacahuiste or Texas beargrass, is a plant in the asparagus family that resembles a large clump of grass. It grows in the south central United States and Northern Mexico. They are sometimes grown as a garden plant in xeriscape or native plant gardens.
Agrostis scabra is a perennial bunchgrass growing mainly upright in form to heights of 6–39 in (15–99 cm), but reaching as high as 50 in (130 cm). It has been found growing as high as 12,000 ft (3,658 m) in Colorado. [8] The leaves are rough with tiny hairs and up to about 14 centimeters long. The inflorescence breaks off of the plant at ...