| The hills beyond became naked, or covered only with short grass of the grama kind and dusty-gray sage-brush. |
| The grass, consisting of several varieties of the grama, is of a superior quality, and grows luxuriantly. |
| Several perennial grasses, including big bluestem, little bluestem, smooth brome, sheep's fescue and especially blue grama grass, have even lower biotic potentials than oat. |
| Blue grama, a drought-re sistent short grass, is important in dry sites. |
| Prairie openings contain an array of grasses, including big bluestem, Indian grass, side-oats grama, buffalo grass, and silver bluestem. |
| In soils laid down by ancient seas, blue grama, western wheat grass, and little bluestem thrived where deep tree roots cannot take hold. |
