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Bouteloua eriopoda

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(Redirected from Black grama) Species of grass

Bouteloua eriopoda
Conservation status

Secure  (NatureServe)
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
Binomial name
Bouteloua eriopoda
(Torr.) Torr.
Synonyms

Chondrosum eriopodum Torr. in Emory

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.

Distribution

B. eriopoda is found in the following U.S. states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wyoming.

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. Pacific Railr. Rep. 4(pt. 5 ) (Whipple). 155. 1857 "Plant Name Details for Bouteloua eriopoda". IPNI. Retrieved December 1, 2009.
  3. ^ Notes Milit. Reconn. 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)
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

External links

Data related to Bouteloua eriopoda at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Bouteloua eriopoda
Chondrosum eriopodum


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