Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grama, Blue Grama Grass
Other regional names: Eyelash Grass +1 more
- Eyelash Grass
- Graceful Grama Grass
Also known as: Actinochloa gracilis (Kunth) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. +16 more
- Actinochloa gracilis (Kunth) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Atheropogon gracilis (Kunth) Spreng.
- Atheropogon oligostachyus Nutt.
- Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Steud.
- Bouteloua gracilis f. pallida (Beal) B.Boivin
- Bouteloua gracilis var. gracilis
- Bouteloua gracilis var. major (Vasey) Beetle
- Bouteloua gracilis var. stricta (Vasey) Hitchc.
- Bouteloua major Vasey
- Bouteloua oligostachya (Nutt.) Torr. ex A.Gray
- Bouteloua oligostachya var. intermedia Vasey
- Bouteloua oligostachya var. major Dewey
- Bouteloua oligostachya var. major Vasey
- Bouteloua oligostachya var. pallida Beal
- Bouteloua stricta Vasey
- Chondrosium gracile Kunth
- Chondrosum gracile Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Bouteloua gracilis (commonly known as Blue Grama or Blue Grama Grass) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It is found natively in North America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Bangladesh, China North-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Florida, Germany, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Saudi Arabia, South Carolina