{"product_id":"june-grass","title":"June Grass","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"64\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"14\"\u003eJune Grass\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"16\" data-end=\"36\"\u003eKoeleria macrantha\u003c\/em\u003e syn. \u003cem data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"63\"\u003eKoeleria pyramidata\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"545\"\u003eJune Grass is a cool-season native bunchgrass found throughout much of North America, where it thrives in prairies, glades, rocky slopes, and open woodlands. Named for its early summer flowering period, this fine-textured grass provides valuable habitat, erosion control, and structural diversity in native plant communities. 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