Bouteloua gracilis Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 1131

Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths

Blue grama

2013 Don Davis

2016 Brett Dean

2004 James M. Andre

2008 Robert Sivinski

2015 Barry Breckling

2015 Keir Morse

2011 Zoya Akulova

Bouteloua gracilis, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Bouteloua

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Bouteloua gracilis var. stricta
PLANTS	Bouteloua oligostachya
PLANTS	Chondrosum gracile
PLANTS	Chondrosum oligostachyum

More information about Bouteloua gracilis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BOGR2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2021).