Kingdom Plantae Family Poaceae Rank Species | Order Poales Genus Bouteloua | |
Similar Bouteloua trifida, Bouteloua barbata, Bouteloua hirsuta, Enneapogon desvauxii, Bouteloua eriopoda | ||
Bouteloua breviseta is a species of grass known by the common names gypsum grama and chino grama.
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Distribution
It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert, in New Mexico and Texas in the United States and Chihuahua on the northern Mexican Plateau in Mexico.
Description
Bouteloua breviseta is a perennial grass that is sometimes rhizomatous. The stems are tough at the bases and grow up to 40 centimeters tall. The leaf blades are generally just a few centimeters long.
The inflorescence is 2 to 4 centimeters long and may have branches. The grass mainly reproduces by budding, and sometimes by seed.
Uses
This grass is used for grazing and it may be added to a hay mix. It does not stand up to overgrazing, but it is adaptable to poor conditions and it can take hold where other grasses cannot grow.