Deergrass
Deergrass or deer grass is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *''Muhlenbergia rigens'' - a perennial bunchgrass native to the southwestern United States and Mexico *''Rhexia'' - a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae *''Trichophorum cespitosum ''Trichophorum cespitosum'', commonly known as deergrass or tufted bulrush, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It was originally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as ''Scirpus cespitosus'', but was trans ...

Muhlenbergia Rigens
''Muhlenbergia rigens'', commonly known as deergrass, is a warm season perennial bunchgrass. It is found in sandy or well-drained soils below in elevation in the Southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. Description Deergrass is characterized by dense, tufted basal foliage consisting of narrow pointed leaves that reach lengths of about . The foliage ranges in color from light silver-green to purple. The spikelike stems are less than half an inch wide and in length. During bloom, the numerous flowered panicles often reach heights of five feet. The spikelets consist of a single awnless floret with a 3-nerved lemma. Distribution The native range of the grass extends north into Shasta County, California, and south into New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. There it inhabits a wide range of ecotypes including grassland, riparian, chaparral, mixed conifer, and oak woodland communities. Deergrass can grow in areas with periodic flooding, but cannot tolerate standing water and poorly dr ...
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Rhexia
''Rhexia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. ''Rhexia'' species are commonly called "meadow beauty" and 11 to 13 species of ''Rhexia'' have been recognized depending on different taxonomic treatments. Distribution Unlike other members of the same family showing pantropical distribution, ''Rhexia'' is mainly distributed in temperate region of southeastern part of North America; from Nova Scotia to Florida and the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico) and west to eastern Texas. The species of ''Rhexia'' are frequently found in wet meadows, coastal plain marshes, sandy wetlands and lake edges, pine woods, and road-side swales. Most ''Rhexia'' species successfully establish on open areas disturbed by recurrent burning or reclamation. Description ''Rhexia'' species are herbaceous perennials. Opposite leaves are simple, ovate to lanceolate and have the typical acrodromous venation (prominent arcuate nerves) characteristic of the Melastomatace ...
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