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Big Bluestem Late August to September
This bunchgrass is a totem on the tallgrass prairie. And for good reason, as it sometimes grows six feet tall. As the long days of summer slip away, big bluestem takes on hues of purple and red, which lend a wash of color to the prairie. Some call this plant by its clever nickname: "turkey-foot grass," so-named for the shape of its seed head. A related species, little bluestem, grows just knee-high.
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