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Buchloe Engelm.
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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Genus:
Buchloe Engelm.
Engelm.
Species:
Buchloe dactyloides
(Nutt.) Engelm.
Species Common Name:
Buffalo grass
Habitat:
Dry prairies
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare, native in west central and northwest: Lyon county, Plymouth county and Woodbury county, introduced elsewh
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Northwest Iowa Plains: Sioux Quartzite Outcrops
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e15466