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.
Who would have thought that a grass could win Perennial Plant of the Year, but in 2001 'Karl Foerster' took the honour. Says C.B. in Anchorage, Alaska: Karl Foerster thrives here in Anchorage, reaching 7' in my Zone 3/4 garden. It is planted in full sun and in part shade, and seems to do equally well in both..