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  2. Zoysia 'Emerald' - Wikipedia

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    Emerald Zoysia (Zoysia 'Emerald') is a cultivar of Zoysia grass with a thin bladed leaf that forms a very lush lawn. It shares the drought and shade resistance of the other varieties. This grass has a fine, soft texture and can be left unmown as it only grows to a height of 6–12 inches (15–30 cm).

  3. Bouteloua gracilis - Wikipedia

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    Bouteloua gracilis, the blue grama, is a long-lived, warm-season perennial grass, native to North America. [2] [4] [5]It is most commonly found from Alberta, Canada, east to Manitoba and south across the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, and U.S. Midwest states, onto the northern Mexican Plateau in Mexico.

  4. Chloris gayana - Wikipedia

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    Since this grass has good drought tolerance, it could also be beneficial to farmers for ensuring livestock are fed in times of drought. Another important feature of Chloris gayana can be found in its salt tolerance. In terms of grass species, this type appears to be one of "the most salt-tolerant species" [7]: 1583 in terms of grasses. In ...

  5. Muhlenbergia rigens - Wikipedia

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    Muhlenbergia rigens is a cover for mule deer during fawning periods. Studies have equated reduced deer populations with overgrazed deergrass stands in and near cattle pasture. [9] Young shoots and leaves are grazed by deer, horses, and cattle. It is an overwintering host for many species of Lepidoptera and ladybug. Deergrass seed provides food ...

  6. Breeding for drought stress tolerance - Wikipedia

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    Helps emergence, early ground cover and initial biomass. Long coleoptiles. For emergence from deep sowing; Early ground cover. Thinner, wider leaves (i.e., with a relatively low specific leaf weight) and a more prostrate growth habit help to increase ground cover, thus conserving soil moisture and potentially increasing radiation use efficiency ...

  7. On a block full of lawns, she ditched grass for a DIY drought ...

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    Sarah Lariviere tore out her lawn and paid for a low-water replacement with a turf removal rebate. Here's how she made it happen.

  8. Zoysia japonica - Wikipedia

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    Zoysia japonica (commonly known as Korean lawngrass, [1] zoysia grass or Japanese lawngrass) is a species of creeping, mat-forming, short perennial grass that grows by both rhizomes and stolons. [2] [3] It is native to the coastal grasslands of southeast Asia and Indonesia. [4] The United States was first introduced to Z. japonica in 1895.

  9. Poa labillardierei - Wikipedia

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    Poa labillardierei is a dense coarsely tufted grasses and can reach a height of 120 cm. [4] The large grass is a perennial, [8] that germinates from seed or division. [ 4 ] Leaves mostly basal, very long; sheath usually pallid at the base, upper ± scabrous; ligule c. 0.5 mm long, truncate; blade to 80 cm long, flat or inrolled, to 3.5 mm wide ...