Sideoats Grama

Plant Profile
FYUSE 3d Image	Common Name: Sideoats Grama Species Name: Bouteloua curtipendula Plant Type: Grasses & Grass-like Family Name: Poaceae, Grass Family Tribe: Cynodonteae, Gramagrass Tribe


Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Season	Warm
Distribution in the U.S.	Throughout the country excluding the extreme southeast and northwest
Distribution in Oklahoma	Throughout the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Wider leaves than the other gramas
- Hairs on blade edges
Floral
- Iconic seed head with short branches down only one side of the stem
- Stem slightly zigzagged with the base of the branch remaining during winter
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Plant Height: 30-90 centimeters
- Ligule Type: Ciliate
- Sheath: Glabrous or Pilose
- Leaves: Basal
Floral Characteristics
- Inflorescence Type: Spikes
- Florets Per Spikelet: 1 fertile and 1 sterile
- Glumes: Unequal


Habitat/Ecology
Soil Type	Well-drained sand, loam, and clay
Habitat	Upland and rocky slopes, mixed-grass prairies
Successional Stage	Mid to late