Bouteloua eriopoda Calflora

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Taxon Report

Bouteloua eriopoda (Torr.) Torr.

Black grama

2012 Duncan S. Bell

2015 Belinda Lo

Bouteloua eriopoda is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~381 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Bouteloua
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Chondrosum eriopodum

Information about Bouteloua eriopoda from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BOER4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/25/2024).