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Old 03-11-2008, 11:32 AM posted to sci.bio.botany,aus.gardens
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jon wrote:

OT a bit: What species are you calling buffalo grass? Here in
Colorado, USA, we call Buchloe dactyloides buffalo grass. It was
often found in bison wallows.


Apparently what Aussies call Buffalo grass is Stenotaphrum secundatum,
elsewhere called St Augustine Grass:
http://www.gardenet.com.au/turf/bu/buffalo.htm

It is widely used as a lawn grass, being tough but not overly aggressive. At
least in Sydney.

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