PLANTS Profile for Bouteloua curtipendula (sideoats grama)

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PLANTS Profile

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
sideoats grama

Symbol:

BOCU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
CAN		N

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Photo of Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

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Images:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

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Distribution:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 25 species in Bouteloua or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Bouteloua curtipendula var. caespitosa
sideoats grama

Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula
sideoats grama

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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 curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. – sideoats grama

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
side-oats grama-grass		Endangered
Kentucky:
side-oats grama		Special Concern
Michigan:
side-oats grama grass		Threatened
New Jersey:
side-oats grama grass		Endangered
New York:
side-oats grama		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
tall gramma		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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 taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41500.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Related Web Sites:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

IA-Grasses of Iowa

IL-Illinois Wildflowers

IN-Purdue University Center for New Crops

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

MI-Department of Natural Resources

MO-Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

OH-Ohio State University Seed ID Workshop

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

TX-Chihuahuan Desert Gardens

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

TX-South Texas Natives

TX-TAMU Uvalde Herbarium

UK-GrassBase-The Online World Grass Flora

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

Time Generated: 09/15/2008 09:50 PM MDT