Tim Yatko considers his front yard a suburban oasis, lush with native Texas grasses that require little water but draw butterflies and other beneficial insects. City officials in Grapevine see ...

Warm season, native, perennial grass. Adapted to dry, medium to heavy upland soils ... The ligule is membranous and has a fringe of hairs. The panicle of male plants has 1 to 4 spikelike branches and ...