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Bouteloua gracilis

(Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths

Blue Grama

G5Secure Found in 98 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145624
Element CodePMPOA10090
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusBouteloua
Other Common Names
blue grama (EN) Boutelou grêle (FR) Eyelash Grass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-16
Change Date1984-08-09
Edition Date1998-05-19
Edition AuthorsGRIES, D
Rank Reasons
Bouteloua gracilis occurs throughout southwestern Canada, throughout the southwestern and central United States into western Mexico, rarely into the eastern United States (Welsh, 1993).
Range Extent Comments
Ranges from Canada to Central Mexico.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

"Grows pure stands in mixed prairie associations and disturbed habitats, usually on rocky or clay soils and mainly at elevations of 300-3000 m. (FNA 2003)"
Terrestrial Habitats
Grassland/herbaceous
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS5Yes
British ColumbiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MissouriS1Yes
IndianaSNANo
WyomingS5Yes
VermontSNANo
IowaS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
IllinoisS1Yes
UtahS4Yes
MaineSNANo
South DakotaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNANo
South CarolinaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MontanaS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoS5Yes
North DakotaS5Yes
New YorkSNANo
KansasS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
IdahoS2Yes
MichiganSNANo
TexasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (98)
Arizona (16)
AreaForestAcres
Arnold MesaPrescott National Forest12,286
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Burro CanyonKaibab National Forest19,928
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Cherry CreekTonto National Forest11,371
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Coconino RimKaibab National Forest7,213
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
Hell HoleApache-Sitgreaves National Forests15,512
Hot AirApache-Sitgreaves National Forests31,712
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
PipestemApache-Sitgreaves National Forests34,598
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
Tongue River BreaksCuster National Forest17,481
Nevada (8)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
ButlerHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest39,470
Georges CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest108,551
Savory MountainHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest20,570
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
Table Mtn. - Barley Ck.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,424
Table Mtn. - Barley RanchHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest138
Table Mtn. - EastHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest87,789
New Mexico (46)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Apache Kid ContiguousCibola National Forest67,542
Arroyo de los FrijolesSanta Fe National Forest5,277
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
CajaSanta Fe National Forest5,304
Candian RiverCibola National Forest7,149
Capitan MountainsLincoln National Forest14,069
Chama WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest4,168
Chama WildernessSanta Fe National Forest1,295
Comales CanyonCarson National Forest4,389
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Holy GhostSanta Fe National Forest2,352
Jefferies CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Little TesuqueSanta Fe National Forest815
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Madre MountainCibola National Forest19,839
Meadow CreekGila National Forest34,167
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Pacheco CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,012
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Pecos WS RiverSanta Fe National Forest5,396
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
Pueblo MesaSanta Fe National Forest3,540
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
San JoseCibola National Forest16,950
San Pedro ParksSanta Fe National Forest5,824
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Sierra Negra Rare II Study AreaCarson National Forest9,470
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
T BarGila National Forest6,823
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
Wahoo MountainGila National Forest23,122
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
North Dakota (6)
AreaForestAcres
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
Ponderosa PineDakota Prairie Grasslands7,471
SheyenneDakota Prairie Grasslands14,537
VenloDakota Prairie Grasslands5,317
WannaganDakota Prairie Grasslands6,026
Utah (15)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Casto BluffDixie National Forest87,466
FishhookDixie National Forest12,959
Happy ValleyDixie National Forest14,458
Horse ValleyDixie National Forest13,624
LangdonFishlake National Forest12,160
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Mcgath Lake - Auger HoleDixie National Forest8,334
Mt. Johns Peak - Mt AliceFishlake National Forest12,469
New Home BenchDixie National Forest10,513
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
Table Cliffs - Henderson CanyonDixie National Forest19,581
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Wayne WonderlandFishlake National Forest12,395
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Platte River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,962
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 25. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxv + 781 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.