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| Spikelets at anthesis (open flower) - the peach-colored stamens of this male (staminate) inflorescence are stunning, if you are willing to crawl on the ground to get a close look! Female spikelets are smaller, bur-like, and somewhat hidden in the leaf sheaths | Buffalo grass is perennial, and forms a stoloniferous sod. Its leaves have short, thin, curly blades, which forms a good low- (or no) maintenance yard due to its permanent short stature and low water requirements. Buffalo grass is currently experiencing a lot of deserved attention in the world of xeriscaping (landscaping with little water input) |
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| individual plantlet, growing by spreading as many grasses do. This plantlet is growing up from an above-ground horizontal stem, called a runner or stolon | In the fall when Buffalo Grass is in bloom, whole fields can be sprinkled with the peach color of the staminate inflorescences |
