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This perennial bunchgrass has fine-textured leaves that grow in large tufts. Seedheads rise above the tuft reaching 2 feet high. Pinkish brown flowers grow out of these stems and are notable for their fragrance. This grass grows in full sun, and in dry, sandy soils.
May Attract
Prairie Dropseed is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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