Bouteloua curtipendula
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B. curtipendula
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Bouteloua curtipendula, commonly known as sideoats grama,[3] is a perennial, short prairie grass that is native throughout the temperate and tropical Western Hemisphere, from Canada south to Argentina.
Description
Bouteloua curtipendula foliage is blue-green in color and the flowers are purple. The small, oat-like seeds develop on the side of the stalk.
Sideoats grama is a warm-season grass, growing 30–100 cm (12–39.5 in) tall, and grows well on mountainous plateaus, rocky slopes, and sandy plains. The grass is also drought- and cold-tolerant and is hardy in zones 4-9.
It is currently listed as a threatened species in the U.S. state of Michigan.
- Uses
It is considered a good foraging grass for livestock. B. curtipendula is cultivated as an ornamental plant for native plant and drought-tolerant gardens, and is also good for erosion control.
It provides larval food for the veined ctenucha (Ctenucha venosa).[4]
Sideoats grama is the state grass of Texas.
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
- ↑ The Plant List, Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Soule, J.A. 2012. Butterfly Gardening in Southern Arizona. Tierra del Soule Press, Tucson, AZ
External links
Data related to Bouteloua curtipendula at Wikispecies
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- Native grasses of the Great Plains region
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert
- Symbols of Texas
- Garden plants of North America
- Garden plants of South America
- Drought-tolerant plants
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