### plant | tracheophyte | herb | grass:

Gramma
* are fish.
* is grass
* provides the sounds of waves, birds and animals.

Green foxtail
* decreases as N increases, especially under Direct Seeding.
* does well when fertilizer is broadcast across the soil surface.
* has little effect on canola yields.
* is an aggressive summer annual grass

Green grass
* contains nitrogen and insecticidal elements.
* is located in meadows
  - parks
  - the main staple food for the gaur
* reflects green light.

Indian grass
* grows in drier areas than switch grass.
* is one of the most important native tall grasses
  - very nutritious and is readily consumed by livestock
* turns golden in fall.

Large crabgrass
* are crabgrasses.
* has a membranous ligule that is truncate and has a jagged appearance.
* is grass
  - larger, more hairy, and possibly adapted to drier habitats than smooth crabgrass
  - troublesome in temperate and tropical crops

### plant | tracheophyte | herb | grass:

Lawn grass
* Many lawn grasses grow from runners.
* Most lawn grasses are cool season species, which die back during the heat of the summer
  - quite tolerant of soil acidity
  - subject to attack by white grubs
  - can tolerate damage
  - require full sunlight
* forms a dense interwoven network of growth just above soil level.
* make their food through a process called photosynthesis.
* occupies more land than any single agricultural crop in the United States.
* require adequate amounts of phosphorus in the root zone to survive.

Little bluestem
* are grass.
* begins growth in late spring after cool-season grasses have already developed.
* has a very high ratio of fertile to vegetative stems.
* is also a type of grass
  - important on sloping and thin soils
  - one of the most widely distributed native grasses in North America
  - the dominant grass species
* starts growth in the spring with only a few leaves but then fills out rapidly.
* warm-season grass that requires drier conditions and is drought tolerant.

Long grass
* is one of the most common reasons why snakes are on a property.
* makes a good hiding place for millipedes.

Longer grass
* blades reduce evaporation.
* encourages deeper roots, and it shades the soil better.
* grows longer roots, and longer, thicker turf does a better job of crowding out weeds.
* has more leaf surface to take in sunlight.
* keeps out weeds and turf insect pests
  - the soil cool, minimizing evaporation and conserving water
* provides shade for the roots and inhibits weed growth.
* shades the roots, conserves moisture, and inhibits weed growth.

### plant | tracheophyte | herb | grass:

Native grass
* are also very deep rooted
  - an important part of many native vegetation communities
* are blue grama, buffalograss, sideoats grama, western wheatgrass, and switchgrass
  - cordgrass, switchgrass, western wheatgrass, and sedges
  - keystone species in ponderosa pine ecosystems of the Southwest
* are mainly gulf cordgrass, and species of andropogon and paspalum
  - seahorse saltgrass, knotroot bristlegrass, and panicum
  - species of andropogon, paspalum, and panicum
  - mostly western wheatgrass, green needlegrass, buffalograss, and blue grama
  - perfect for wildflower beds
  - rich and plentiful from spring through fall
  - therefore desirable for stabilizing soils
  - western wheatgrass, bluebunch wheatgrass, rough fescue and Idaho fescue
* have incredible root systems.
* offer a great benefit to livestock.
* turn green.

New grass
* grow and shrubs sprout.
* grows at the start of each rainy season but soon withers and dies during the dry period.
* is shallow rooted, and the soil is likely to be soft.

Nimblewill
* are grass.
* grows rapidly during the warm summer months and turns brown or tan in winter.
  - more aggressive in moist rich soil
* produces short stolons, but no rhizomes.