Blue Grama

Plant Profile
FYUSE 3D Image	Common Name: Blue Grama Species Name: Bouteloua gracilis Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like Family Name: Poaceae Tribe: Cynodonteae, Gramagrass Tribe

Plant Profile

Common Name: Blue Grama

Species Name: Bouteloua gracilis

Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like

Family Name: Poaceae

Tribe: Cynodonteae, Gramagrass Tribe

Plant Facts
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
Soil Type	Sands, clays, loams and gravels
Habitat	Dry, open areas with shallow soils
Successional Stage	Mid to late

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