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§1 Plant

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

vernacular sideoats grama — species · Poaceae

USDA
BOCU
GBIF
5289861
Rank
species
sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
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§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Graminoid
Duration
Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Poaceae Barnhart
Genus
Bouteloua
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • HI Hawaii Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 945 counties across 37 states/territories
Legend Native · 945 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
High
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
Low
Salinity
Low
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
Medium
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-43 °F minimum
Frost-free days
90 min.
Precipitation
6–25 in/yr
pH range
5.5–8.5
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
3 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
159,200
Propagation
seed
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Medium
Graze palatability
High
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Medium
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 945 counties across 37 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 17 N ▾
California view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Colorado view state ↗ 27 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 55 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 49 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 105 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 55 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 66 N ▾
Montana view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 63 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 6 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 33 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 12 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Dakota view state ↗ 26 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 39 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 18 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 34 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 161 N ▾
Utah view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 14 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 34 N ▾
Wyoming view state ↗ 7 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/BOCU ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5289861 ↗

Record version

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