Poa arachnifera
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Texas bluegrass (Poa arachnifera) is a species of grass.
[edit] Hybridization with Kentucky bluegrass
During the 1990s, botanists began experimenting with producing hybrids of Texas bluegrass and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) for use as a drought-resistant lawn grass. Seed manufacturers began marketing the first of these hybrids, often termed "heat-tolerant bluegrasses," in the first decade of the 21st century. Examples of the commercial cultivars available as of 2007 include:
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