Bouteloua eriopoda
| Bouteloua eriopoda | |
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| File:Bouteloua eriopoda.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Bouteloua |
| Species: | B. eriopoda
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| Binomial name | |
| Bouteloua eriopoda | |
| Synonyms | |
Bouteloua eriopoda, commonly known as black grama, is a perennial prairie grass that is native to the Southwestern United States. Its main means of reproduction is by stolons, as its ratio of viable seeds to sterile ones is naturally low. The disparity may play a role in its lack of tolerance to overgrazing (relative to other grasses), but aside from this B. eriopoda is a good forage food for livestock. It was first described, as Chondrosum eriopodum, in 1848 from specimens collected along and nearby the "Del Norte" river in New Mexico.[2]
Distribution
B. eriopoda is found in the following U.S. states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.[4]
References
- ↑ Pacific Railr. Rep. 4(pt. 5 [no. 4]) (Whipple). 155. 1857 "Plant Name Details for Bouteloua eriopoda". IPNI. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes Milit. Reconn. [Emory] 153. 1848 "Plant Name Details for Chondrosum eriopodum". IPNI. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
Along the Del Norte, and in the region between that river and the waters of the Gila, New Mexico (South-Central U.S.A., Northern America)
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ↑ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
External links
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- Bouteloua
- Grasses of North America
- Grasses of Mexico
- Grasses of the United States
- Native grasses of California
- Native grasses of Texas
- Native grasses of Oklahoma
- Flora of Northeastern Mexico
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Colorado
- Flora of Kansas
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Oklahoma
- Flora of Texas
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of Wyoming
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Chihuahuan Desert
- Flora of the Mexican Plateau
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Plants described in 1848
- North American desert flora