Bouteloua hirsuta
| Bouteloua hirsuta | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Bouteloua |
| Species: | B. hirsuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Bouteloua hirsuta Lag. | |
Bouteloua hirsuta, commonly known as Hairy grama, is a perennial short prairie grass that is native throughout much of North America, including the Great Plains and Canadian Prairies region, as well as Mexico and Guatemala.
Description
Bouteloua hirsuta is a warm-season grass growing 10-20 inches tall, and grows well on mountainous plateaus, rocky slopes, and sandy plains. The leaf blade is flat or slightly rolled; narrow; mostly basal; margins hairy. The leaf sheath is rounded, smooth, and shorter than internodes. The seedhead is 1 to 4 spikes, purplish before maturity, about 1 inch long; rachis extends beyond spikelets. It is used primarily for grazing.
References and external links
Media related to Bouteloua hirsuta at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bouteloua hirsuta at Wikispecies
- USDA Plants Profile entry - Bouteloua hirsuta}
- USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) entry: Bouteloua hirsuta}
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