Recommended Texas Native Grasses
Scientific Name
*indicates plant native to El Paso CountyCommon Name Available? Aristida purpurea* Three Awn usually Bouteloua curtipendula* Side-oats Grama usually Bouteloua gracilis* Blue Grama usually Bouteloua eriopoda* Black Grama sometimes Buchloe dactyloides Buffalo Grass usually Muhlenbergia capillaris Gulf Muhly usually Muhlenbergia dumosa Bamboo Muhly usually Muhlenbergia emersleyi* Bull Muhly usually Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer Muhly usually Muhlenbergia porteri* Bush Muhly usually Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass usually Muhlenbergia rigida* Purple Muhly usually Oryzopsis hymenoides* Indian Rice Grass usually Sporobolus airoides* Alkali sacaton usually Sporobolus wrightii* Giant sacaton sometimes Stipa tenuissima Needlegrass usually Stipa neomexicana* Feathergrass sometimes
Ornamentals for Far West Texas Index