Bouteloua curtipendula Calflora

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Taxon Report

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

Side oats grama, Sideoats grama

2016 Laura Cunningham

2007 Trent M. Draper

2006 Louis-M. Landry

2009 James M. Andre

2012 Aaron Schusteff

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~251 records in California Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. caespitosa
Genus:	Bouteloua
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Bouteloua curtipendula from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BOCU) 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 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: 11/21/2024).