Bouteloua gracilis (Blue grama grass)

Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths

Blue grama grass

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Commelinidae	Dayflowers and spiderworts, and several others
Order	Cyperales	Flowering plants including grasses
Family	Poaceae	Grasses (but not sedges or rushes)
Genus	Bouteloua	Named after the brothers Claudio (1774-1842) and Estéban (1776-1813) Boutelou, Spanish botanists and horticulturists. Claudio was a professor of agriculture in Madrid and Esteban was possibly also
Species	gracilis	Slender, graceful

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8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mexico
≈ 7 × 9" (16 × 23 cm) ID is uncertain

Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths var. stricta (Vasey) Hitchc.

Bouteloua oligostachya (Nutt.) Torr. ex A. Gray

Chondrosum gracile Willd. ex Kunth

Chondrosum oligostachyum (Nutt.) Torr.

Bouteloua gracilis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/26/2014 · Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center, Grants, New Mexico
≈ 7 × 11" (18 × 28 cm) ID is uncertain

8/26/2014 · Rte 117, El Malpais National Monument Badlands, El Malpais, New Mexico
≈ 12 × 8" (31 × 21 cm) ID is uncertain

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