Bouteloua radicosa

(Fourn.) Griffiths

Purple Grama

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.143173
Element CodePMPOA100F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusBouteloua
Other Common Names
purple grama (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
Review Date1990-01-16
Change Date1990-01-16
Edition Date1989-01-18
Edition AuthorsRusso, Mary (TNC WRO), rev. G. Thunhorst (11/96)
Rank Reasons
Data primarily/exclusively from Munz, 1973, Calif. Flora
Range Extent Comments
Eastern Arizona (Kearney and Peebles 1951) and southwestern New Mexico (Martin and Hutchins 1980) to Mexico. Falsely reported for California (Kartesz 1995 unpublished distribution data).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MaineSNANo
MassachusettsSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Arizona (4)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Hot AirApache-Sitgreaves National Forests31,712
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
PipestemApache-Sitgreaves National Forests34,598
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
References (4)
  1. 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.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1995. Records considered false reports in set of species distribution data at state and province level for vascular plant taxa of the United States, Canada, and Greenland, from unpublished data files at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, July, 1995.
  3. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  4. Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.