Bouteloua

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Bouteloua
Bouteloua curtipendula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bouteloua
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Bouteloua is a genus of the grass family, Poaceae. It includes blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). Bouteloua derives its name from Claudio Boutelou, a Spaniard who wrote about agriculture.

Species within the genus Bouteloua include:

  • B. aristidoides var. aristidoides (Needle gramma)
  • B. barbata var. barbata (Six-week gramma)
  • B. curtipendula (sideoats grama)
  • B. eriopoda (black grama)
  • B. gracilis (blue grama)
  • B. hirsuta
  • B. pectinata (tall grama, "eyebrow grass")
  • B. rothrockii
  • B. warnockii

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