What is "deergrass"

Deergrass \Deer"grass`\, n. (Bot.) An American genus ( Rhexia) of perennial herbs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the order Melastomace[ae] inhabiting a temperate clime.

n. 1 A species of grass native to the southwestern United States, (taxlink Muhlenbergia rigens species noshow=1) 2 American perennial herbs with showy flowers in the genus (taxlink Rhexia genus noshow=1).

Deergrass or deer grass is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

• Muhlenbergia rigens - a perennial bunchgrass native to the southwestern United States and Mexico
• Rhexia - a genus of plants in the Melastomataceae family
• Trichophorum cespitosum - a species in the sedge family native to Europe, Asia and North America