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Speed Quick (< 45d) Medium (45–70d) Long (70d+)

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Bahia grass

Bahia grass

Paspalum notatum

Bahiagrass

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

Balansa Clover

Balansa Clover

Trifolium balansae

Bamboo

Bamboo

Bambusoideae (subfamily)

Common Bamboo

Common Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Bamboo Fargesia robusta

Bamboo Fargesia robusta

Fargesia robusta

Golden Striped Bamboo

Golden Striped Bamboo

Pleioblastus viridistriatus f. chrysanthemoides

Bamboo Muhly

Muhlenbergia dumosa

Barley

Barley

Hordeum vulgare

Barley, Golden Promise

Barley, Golden Promise

Hordeum vulgare

Barley 'Golden Promise'

Barley 'Golden Promise'

Hordeum vulgare

Barley Morex

Barley Morex

Hordeum vulgare 'Morex'

Barley: Six-Row Malting

Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Barley: Two-Row Malting

Barley: Two-Row Malting

Hordeum vulgare subsp. vulgare

Barrel Cactus

Barrel Cactus

Ferocactus species (including F. latispinus, F. cylindraceus, F. wislizenii)

Basmati Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica var. basmati

Basmati 217 Rice

Basmati 217 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati 370 Rice

Basmati 370 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati 385 Rice

Basmati 385 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati 386 Rice

Basmati 386 Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati Rice

Basmati Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati Rice Basmati 370

Basmati Rice Basmati 370

Oryza sativa subsp. indica var. basmati

Basmati Rice 386

Basmati Rice 386

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Basmati Rice Karnal Basmati

Basmati Rice Karnal Basmati

Oryza sativa subsp. indica var. Karnal Basmati

Bayonet Grass

Festuca mairei

Beachgrass

Beachgrass

Ammophila breviligulata

Beardless Oats and Barley Happy Jack

Beardless Oats and Barley Happy Jack

Hordeum vulgare var. nudum

Beardless Wildrye

Elymus triticoides

Beardseed Needlegrass

Beardseed Needlegrass

Achnatherum barbatum

Bellota Winter Wheat

Bellota Winter Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Berggrenii

Berggrenii

Crassula ovata 'Berggrenii'

Berkeley Sedge

Berkeley Sedge

Carex divulsa subsp. leersii

Big Bluestem

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Big Bluestem Grass

Big Bluestem Grass

Andropogon gerardii

Birkett Emmer

Triticum dicoccum

Bitter panicum

Bitter panicum

Panicum amarum

Black Bearded Wheat

Black Bearded Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Black Bristle Broomcorn

Black Bristle Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor var. technicum

Black Emmer

Triticum dicoccum

Black Foliage Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor var. bicolor

Black grama

Black grama

Bouteloua eriopoda

Black Grama Grass

Black Grama Grass

Bouteloua eriopoda

Black Hulless Oat

Black Hulless Oat

Avena sativa var. nuda

Black Hulless Oat Pennant

Black Hulless Oat Pennant

Avena sativa var. nuda

Black Hull Kafir

Black Hull Kafir

Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor

Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Black Needle Rush

Black Needle Rush

Juncus roemerianus

Black Panicum

Panicum virgatum 'Blackhawks'

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