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Purple Threeawn or Aristida
Purpurea
A small bunchgrass to 1 ft. tall, less than 1 ft. wide. In summer, the
seed
heads form a cloud of purple. The seed head that carries the seed is a 3-spoked (3-awned) pinwheel hence the name threeawn. The seed can lodge
in pets' paws or ears so this isn't the grass to use near them.
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Deergrass or Muhlenbergia
Rigens
Handsome, commanding ornamental, 4 ft. x 4 ft. Grey-green leaves bend
back
and flowering spikes grow straight up. Drought tolerant. 2,500 - 7,000
ft. elevation, open slopes, canyons and woodlands. Texas, New Mexico,
Arizona, southern California to northern Mexico.
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