Blue Grama
Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Blue Grama Species Name: Bouteloua gracilis Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like Family Name: Poaceae Tribe: Cynodonteae, Gramagrass Tribe |
Plant Facts | |
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Origin | Native |
Duration | Perennial |
Season | Warm |
Distribution in the U.S. | Central portion from southern Canada to central Mexico, the Great Basin and southern California |
Distribution in Oklahoma | Western two-thirds |
ID Characteristics
- Vegetative Characteristics
Vegetative
- Bunch-forming
- Curly leaves, with edges rolled up
- Rhizomatous
- Sparse long white hairs where leaf and sheath meet (collar)
Floral
- Absence of stout bristle at the end of flowering branch
- Branches in seed head curve when dried
- 1-4 branches per stem
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 10-70 centimeters
- Ligule Type: Ciliate
- Sheath: Glabrous or pilose
- Leaves: Basal
Habitat/Ecology | |
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Soil Type | Sands, clays, loams and gravels |
Habitat | Dry, open areas with shallow soils |
Successional Stage | Mid to late |
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