Black grama

Black grama

Taxobox
name = Black grama


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Cyperales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Bouteloua"
species = "B. eriopoda"
binomial = "Bouteloua eriopoda"
binomial_authority = (Torr.) Torr.

Black grama ("Bouteloua eriopoda"), is a perennial prairie grass, native to the Southwestern United States. Although good forage for livestock, the grass has a minimal tolerance for grazing and is frequently killed by overgrazing. It has low seed viability, reproducing mainly by stolans.

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=BOER4 USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service]


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