Grama_grass

Bouteloua
Bouteloua curtipendula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Bouteloua Lag.

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

External links

• Interactive Key to Bouteloua of North America

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