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Family: Poaceae Additional common name: Fish-on-a-pole grass, Inland sea oats, Wild oats, River oats, Flathead oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats This is a 2-4 ft., clump-forming, perennial grass bearing large, drooping, oat-like flower spikelets from slender, arching branches. The blue-green, bamboo-like leaves often turn a bright yellow-gold, especially in sunnier sites, in fall. From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database. |
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