This entry refers to Buffalo Grass under the older genus name Buchloe dactyloides, now classified as Bouteloua dactyloides (see ID 62650). It is the same native, drought-tolerant turf grass of the Great Plains. The synonyms Bulbilis dactyloides and Sesleria dactyloides reflect its taxonomic history.
| Family: | Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee) (Info) |
| Genus: | Buchloe (boo-KLOH-ee) (Info) |
| Species: | dactyloides (dak-ty-LO-id-eez) (Info) |
| Synonym: | Bulbilis dactyloides |
| Synonym: | Sesleria dactyloides |
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