Participant Info

Species

Bouteloua gracilis

Family

Poaceae

CommonName

blue grama, eyelash grama

Presence

yes

Status

native

EarliestDate

1892

LatestDate

2024

Ecosystem

shrubland, foothill, montane, ruderal, urban, sanddunes

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos, UBasin, LBasin

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta, San Juan

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Baca

Other Localities

Alamosa (town), Del Norte

PhotoRecords

YES Richard Haswell: Rio Grande Co, CO Del Norte driveway 27 Dec. 2024

Comments

Blue grama is a common and wide spread grass throughout the Watershed, ranging from basin to montane and leaking into driveways and alleyways of towns. The USA distribution ranges from the Canadian to the Mexican border and from the desert Southwest to the Great Plains. Bouteloua gracilis follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico and through Texas almost to the Gulf. Note that the grain was an important source of flour for Amerindian tribes. Also note that the bulbous-based hairs on the glumes, sometimes used as a taxonomic key character, are not always present in specimens.

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