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Indian Grass - Sorghastrum nutans

Sorghastrum nutans, commonly known as Yellow Indiangrass, is a North American prairie grass found in the central and eastern United States and Canada, especially in the Great Plains. It is a perennial tussock grass, prominent in tallgrass prairie, along with big bluestem, little bluestem and switchgrass. It is the official state grass of both Oklahoma and South Carolina.

Approvals

Animal	Part(s)	Comment
Birds	All
Canid	All
Equid	All
Felid	All
Herp-Invert	All
Hoofstock	All
Insectivore	All
Marsupials	All
Pachyderm	All
Phocid	All
Porcine	All
Primate	All
Rodentia	All
Small Mammal	All
Ursid	All

Locations

Location	Comments
South Zoo	NN
North Zoo	Bog

images

Flower

Plant

Seeds

Raw Data

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               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Marsupials', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Sorghastrum nutans',
 'Comments': '            Sorghastrum nutans, commonly known as Yellow '
             'Indiangrass, is a North American prairie grass found in the '
             'central and eastern United States and Canada, especially in the '
             'Great Plains. It is a perennial tussock grass, prominent in '
             'tallgrass prairie, along with big bluestem, little bluestem and '
             'switchgrass. It is the official state grass of both Oklahoma and '
             'South Carolina.\r\n'
             '        ',
 'CommonName': 'Indian Grass',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Flower', 'ImageURL': 'Images/jgborenz.p5x.jpg\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/rqnaxi31.duw.jpg\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Seeds', 'ImageURL': 'Images/k2fev0gk.ddp.jpg\r'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': 'NN\r', 'LocationName': 'South Zoo'},
               {'LocationComments': 'Bog', 'LocationName': 'North Zoo'}],
 'PlantID': '51',
 'Toxicity': []}