Status: Native
Synonyms:
"Bouteloua gracilis" Lagasca nom. nud.
Bouteloua oligostachya (Nuttall) Torrey ex A. Gray
Chondrosum gracile Willdenow ex Kunth
Bouteloua gracilis is one of our most common grasses. It is a perennial that has adapted to
a wide range of habitats including fields and roadsides. Unlike Bouteloua hirsuta, the terminal spikelets
reach all the way to the end of the branch, except toward the end of the season when the last few spikelets
become deciduous.
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Bouteloua gracilis, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, July 23, 2007
Bouteloua gracilis, detail of spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Sept. 23, 2007
Bouteloua gracilis, spikes, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 14, 2007
Bouteloua gracilis, spikes, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, Oct. 5, 2008
Bouteloua gracilis, spike, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 22, 2012
Bouteloua gracilis, photomicrograph of cross section of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, September 25, 2022
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