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- The purple coneflower is a common species you will see growing in garden borders that is also a wildflower.
- The purple coneflower can grow as high as 3.5 feet, and the stems possess a few white hairs and streaks of purple throughout.
- The purple coneflower's bloom has two major aspects to it. The central disk that contains numerous tiny brownish flowers is one, and the rays that surround this disk are the other.
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- This grass is also called Turkey feet because the shape of the seed heads look like turkey feet. It is also called beard grass. The name big bluestem grass comes from the fact that this grass can grow to very big, 3 to 10 feet as a matter of fact. It blooms from June through September.
- Big bluestem grass grows in dense stands. This keeps other grasses from getting any sun and growing. As a result there are usually large areas covered only by big bluestem grass.
- This type of grass was an important food for the American bison, because it was the biggest type of grass there was. This type of grass is part of the tall grass prairie, which is located in the midwestern United States
Big Blue Stem Grass
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- Buffalo grass has both male and female plants. The flower stalks are 4 to 8 inches tall The female seed head of buffalo grass grow in clusters of three to five hairy spike lets.
- Buffalo grass is a very hardy grass and grows mostly in the North American prairie
- In winter it turns tan and in the autumn it turns lavender
Buffalo Grass
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- They have hairy, alternate leaves that can be oval or lance shaped with a pointed tip
- They can grow 6 inches long, 2 inches wide
- They Can grow to be 4-30 inches high.
Fleabane
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- June Grass has pale green-silvery colored flowers. Its lower stems are covered with small hair about .5 inches along the stem. The stem is hollow at the bottom of the plant.
- June Grass likes to grow where there is 10 inches or more annual
precipitation.
- June Grass can be found growing in sandy or coarser soils. June Grass can survive through very strong winds, snow, and very hot days. This grass can survive through all this because it has a very strong root system.
June Grass