buffalo grass
Plains lawn covering
Buffalo grass is a low-growing, drought-resistant grass native to the North American Great Plains.
It thrives in dry conditions and poor soil, making it popular for lawns in arid regions where traditional turf grasses struggle: We switched to buffalo grass to cut down on watering.
The name comes from its historical role as forage for bison herds.
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
ecosystem · biome · flora · fauna · wildlife · bison · grazing · conservation
Tended yard grass
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- xeriscapingLow-irrigation garden design
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- groundcoverLow plants blanketing soil
low-maintenance · mowing · irrigation · sod · ornamental · residential · golf course · erosion control
Recurring each year
- stolonsHorizontal stems producing new plants
- rhizomesHorizontal subterranean stem structures
- warm-seasonOccurring in heat
- leaf bladeFlat part of foliage
seed head · dormancy · cultivar · dioecious · low-growing · root system · node · spikelet
Indigenous groups of grasslands
- LakotaWestern Sioux people
- CheyennePlains tribe or state capital
- ArapahoNative Plains nation
- ComancheSouthern Plains indigenous nation
Pawnee · traditional use · medicine · cordage · thatching · ceremonial · cultural landscape · tribal lands
savanna
Tropical grassland, sparse trees
biodiversity · ecosystem · biome · flora · fauna · wildlife · bison · grazing · conservation · endemic
lawn
Tended yard grass
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- xeriscapingLow-irrigation garden design
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
groundcover · low-maintenance · mowing · irrigation · sod · ornamental · residential · golf course · erosion control · establishment
perennial
Recurring each year
- stolonsHorizontal stems producing new plants
- rhizomesHorizontal subterranean stem structures
- warm-seasonOccurring in heat
leaf blade · seed head · dormancy · cultivar · dioecious · low-growing · root system · node · spikelet
Plains tribes
Indigenous groups of grasslands
Comanche · Pawnee · traditional use · medicine · cordage · thatching · ceremonial · cultural landscape · tribal lands · ancestral territory
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, shortgrass prairie, tallgrass prairie
- American PlantsAmerican elm, aster, azalea, bluebonnets, bluebonnet
- savannasavanna, acacia, African savannah, baobab tree, acacia tree
- prairie thingsprairie, tallgrass, shortgrass, tumbleweeds, dust devils
- grassesbluegrass, bermudagrass, fescue, ryegrass, bentgrass
- High Plainsshortgrass prairie, prairie dog, wheat fields, wheat farming, grain elevators
buffalo grassKentucky bluegrass
Cool-season lawn species
cool-season grass · bentgrass · fescue · ryegrass · Bermuda grass
grass, buffalo, grassy, grasses, grassland, grasslands, buffaloed, buffalos, grasslike