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Dallis Grass

Paspalum dilatatum

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Dancing Oaks Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Dancing Oaks'

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Dark Opal Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Dark Opal'

Dark Opal Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Dark Opal'

Dasypogon

Dasypogon bromeliifolius

Decorative Grasses

Poaceae family (various genera)

Decorative Ornamental Grasses

Various species (Miscanthus, Panicum, Festuca, Stipa, Calamagrostis, Pennisetum, etc.)

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Decorative Sorghum

Sorghum bicolor

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Deer Grass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

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Deerweed

Acmispon glaber

Dehradun Basmati Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Dehraduni Basmati

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Delfino Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Delfino'

Desert-Adapted Herbs

Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula spp., Salvia officinalis

Desert Chia

Salvia hispanica

Desert Grass

Bouteloua, Aristida, Sporobolus, and other xerophytic grass genera

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Desert Mint

Mentha pulegium subsp. pulegium var. microphylla

Desert needlegrass

Achnatherum speciosum

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Desert Oak Grass

Panicum obtusum

Desert Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

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Tick Clover

Desmodium adscendens

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Twisted Leaf Tick Trefoil

Desmodium distortum

Desmodium (Tick Clover)

Desmodium spp.

Florida Beggarweed

Desmodium intortum

Desmodium Intortum Mixed Forage

Desmodium intortum (Mill.) Urb.

Silver Leaf Desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Desmodium (Tick Clover)

Desmodium spp.

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Desmodium (Tick Clover, Beggar's Lice)

Desmodium spp.

Desmodium (Stylo)

Desmodium intortum

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Stylo

Desmodium distortum

Stylo

Desmodium intortum (also Stylosanthes guianensis, S. hamata, and other Stylosanthes spp.)

Silverleaf Desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Dianella

Dianella tasmanica

Blue Flax Lily

Dianella caerulea

Blue Flax Lily

Dianella caerulea

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Gold Stripe Flax Lily

Dianella caerulea 'Gold Stripe'

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Silver Stripe Flax Lily

Dianella caerulea 'Silver Stripe'

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Variegated Flax Lily

Dianella caerulea 'Variegata'

Flax Lily

Dianella longifolia

Flax Lily

Dianella longifolia

Black Anther Flax Lily

Dianella revoluta

Black Anther Flax Lily

Dianella revoluta

Tasmanian Flax Lily

Dianella tasmanica

Tasman Flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

Variegated Flax Lily

Dianella caerulea 'Variegata'

Dichondra

Dichondra repens

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