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Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense), is an exotic (non-native and invasive) grass which can kill livestock if eaten just after a freeze.
Prairie Quiz Answers
1. Texas wild rice (Zizania texana)
2. Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
3. Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipedula)
4. Muhly grasses (Muhlenbergia species)
5. Texas Bluegrass (Poa arachnifera)
6. Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon)
7. Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
8. Common Carpetgrass (Axonopus affinis)
9. Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum datyloides)
10. Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides)