▁bear ▁eight ▁to ▁eleven ▁sp ike lets . ▁Each ▁sp ike let ▁be ars ▁two ▁flor ets . ▁The ▁lower ▁fl oret ▁has ▁a ▁three ▁a wn ed ▁lemma . ▁ ▁B . ▁rad ic osa ▁may ▁hy brid ize ▁with ▁B out el ou a ▁rep ens ▁and ▁B out el ou a ▁will iam si i , ▁which ▁could ▁contribute ▁to ▁its ▁apparent ▁divers ity . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁ ▁Pur ple ▁gr ama ▁is ▁found ▁between ▁ ▁and ▁pre fers ▁desert ▁grass lands ▁or ▁dry ▁rock y ▁s lop es . ▁It ▁is ▁present ▁in ▁Arizona , ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁California . ▁It ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁Maine , ▁although ▁it ▁remains ▁un common ▁there . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁el ud ens ▁Category : Gr ass es ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁Category : Gr ass es ▁of ▁Mexico ▁Category : Gr ass es ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Dr ought - tol er ant ▁plants ▁Category : W arm - season ▁grass es ▁of ▁North ▁America <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁T ong an ▁meg ap ode ▁( M eg ap od ius ▁pr itch ard ii ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁bird ▁in ▁the ▁meg ap ode ▁family , ▁Meg ap odi idae , ▁currently ▁en demic ▁to ▁T ong a . ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Pol yn esian ▁meg ap ode , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Ni ua fo ' ou ▁meg ap ode ▁after ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Ni ua fo ' ou ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁was ▁restricted ▁for