Buchloe dactyloides
American buffalograss
Formerly Buchloe dactyloides (scientific name); Oasis (protected by Australian Plant Breeder's Rights); '609' (in the USA).
American buffalograss is a low-growing warm-season turfgrass that requires minimal mowing to provide adequate turf cover. American buffalograss variety 'Oasis' is similar in colour to QLD blue couch and produces a finder leaf blade then the latter. The speceis spread by stolons. The variety 'Oasis' produces a female inflroescence. Residential, parks and golf course roughs. In the USA this species is an important pasture grass for their native and introduced animals.
In temperate cool conditions Bouteloua dactyloides goes dormant, sometimes for long periods e.g. 5 months. Winter colour retention is poor. Preferred soil type is clay loam to clay soils; grows poorly in sand. Prefers low fertility, but light applications of nitrogen. Seed germination is within 14 to 21 days. Care must be taken to not cut the grass shorter than 50 mm to 60 mm, otherwise other grass species will out compete the American buffalograss which is suited for low maintenance and low use areas. The 'Oasis' variety (609) was released by The University of Nebraska as a female type of sod/turf. In the Australian Plant Varieties Journal 1998, Vol. 11, no. 1, the denomination of Buchloe dactyloides ‘609’ (Application No: 92/136) was changed to ‘Oasis’ syn 609 Buffalograss.
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