blue grama

E256086

Blue grama is a drought-tolerant perennial bunchgrass native to North American prairies, where it is a dominant species in shortgrass grassland ecosystems.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
blue grama canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf C4 grass ⓘ
bunchgrass ⓘ
perennial grass ⓘ
plant species ⓘ
commonName blue grama ⓘ
grama azul ⓘ
contributesTo prairie biodiversity ⓘ
soil stabilization ⓘ
droughtTolerance high ⓘ
ecoregion North American shortgrass steppe ⓘ
linked to: Shortgrass prairie
family Poaceae ⓘ
floweringSeason summer ⓘ
forageValue good for livestock ⓘ
genus Bouteloua ⓘ
growthForm bunchgrass ⓘ
inflorescenceType one-sided spikes ⓘ
isDominantSpeciesIn mixed-grass prairie communities ⓘ
shortgrass grassland ecosystems ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafType narrow leaves ⓘ
lifeCycle perennial ⓘ
maximumHeight about 60 cm ⓘ
nativeTo Canadian Prairies ⓘ
linked to: Plains of Canada

Great Plains ⓘ
North America ⓘ
northern Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Northern Mexico

shortgrass prairies ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
order Poales ⓘ
palatableTo cattle ⓘ
horses ⓘ
sheep ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C4 ⓘ
rootSystem fibrous roots ⓘ
scientificName Bouteloua gracilis ⓘ
linked to: Bouteloua
seedDispersalMode wind ⓘ
soilPreference loamy soils ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
well-drained soils ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
tolerates cold winters ⓘ
drought ⓘ
grazing ⓘ
typicalHeight 15–30 cm ⓘ
usedFor erosion control ⓘ
ornamental landscaping ⓘ
prairie restoration ⓘ
rangeland forage ⓘ
USStateSymbolOf Colorado state grass ⓘ
New Mexico state grass ⓘ

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