PLANTS Profile for Bouteloua dactyloides (buffalograss)

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Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus
buffalograss

Symbol:

BODA2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

Buchloe dactyloides

©Robert Soreng. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Synonym Information:

BUDA: Characteristics
BUDA: Fact Sheet (pdf) (doc)

Images:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

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Synonyms:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

BUDA	Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.	buffalograss
BUDA3	Bulbilis dactyloides (Nutt.) Raf. ex Kuntze
SEDA	Sesleria dactyloides Nutt.

Distribution:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus


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USA (AR, AZ, CO, GA, IA, IL, KS, LA, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, SD, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY), CAN (MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 25 species in Bouteloua

Classification:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Bouteloua Lag. – grama
Species	Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus – buffalograss

U.S. Weed Information:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

Buchloe dactyloides
buffalograss

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS

Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.

Wetland Indicator Status:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

Buchloe dactyloides:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FACU

FACU-

FACU

FACU-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Bouteloua dactyloides (Nutt.) J.T. Columbus

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 03:17 AM MDT