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Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths

Blue grama grass

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassCommelinidaeDayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
OrderCyperalesFlowering plants including grasses
FamilyPoaceaeGrasses (but not sedges or rushes)
GenusBoutelouaNamed after the brothers Claudio (1774-1842) and Estéban (1776-1813) Boutelou, Spanish botanists and horticulturists. Claudio was a professor of agriculture in Madrid and Esteban was possibly also
SpeciesgracilisSlender, graceful

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Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama grass)

8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 10″ (16 × 25 cm) ID is uncertain

Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths var. stricta (Vasey) Hitchc.

Bouteloua oligostachya (Nutt.) Torr. ex A. Gray

Chondrosum gracile Willd. ex Kunth

Chondrosum oligostachyum (Nutt.) Torr.

 

Bouteloua gracilis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama grass)

8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mex­ico · ≈ 7 × 11″ (18 × 28 cm) ID is uncertain

Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama grass)

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mex­ico · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 21 cm) ID is uncertain

Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama grass)

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mex­ico · ≈ 12 × 8″ (31 × 21 cm) ID is uncertain

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