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.
Warm-Season Grasses. Warm-season grasses, like Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) and St. Augustine (Stenotaphrum secundatum, prefer warmer regions in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 10, and 8 through 10, respectively.