Testing your bone density -- how strong your bones are -- is the only way to know for sure if you have osteoporosis. One common test doctors use is called dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA). DXA scanning focuses on two main areas -- the hip and the spine. If you canât test those, you can get a DXA scan on your forearm.
The vegetation of Konza Prairie is predominately native tallgrass prairie, dominated by the perennial, warm-season grasses big bluestem, little bluestem, Indiangrass, and switchgrass. A highly diverse mixture of other species includes warm-season and cool-season grasses, composites, legumes, and other forbs.
Grass Patches... and a Few Trees. The savanna is characterized by its variety of grasses. However, it is not the lush grasses of grasslands that extend as far as the eye can see. Instead, the grasses are often in thick clumps with bare ground and shrubs in between.There are many types of grasses in the savanna, such as Rhodes grass, red oats grass and lemon grass.The Bermuda grass that many plant in their lawns is native to the African savanna as is elephant grass, which can grow 10 feet (3 m) tall.nstead, the grasses are often in thick clumps with bare ground and shrubs in between. There are many types of grasses in the savanna, such as Rhodes grass, red oats grass and lemon grass.