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Prairie
Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis Grass Family (Poaceae) Habitat/Range: Shortgrass prairie |
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This bunch-grass produces a fountain of slender leaves that are green in the summer and changes to golden rust during fall. The leaves are up to 20" long and normally less than 1/8" wide.
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