HAIRY GRAMA Bouteloua hirsuta Perennial, warm, native, fair grazing for wildlife and livestock. 1/2-2 1/2' tall, with erect stems growing from a tufted base. The hairy glumes have black awns. The leaf blades are hairy on the margins, especially at the base. The 2-4 rooster comb-like spikes have a stinger. Grows on rocky hills and plains. Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
BLUE GRAMA Bouteloua gracilis Perennial, warm, native, good grazing for wildlife and livestock. 1-2' tall growing in tufts with erect stems but sometimes forming a sod. The inflorescence has 2 rooster comb-like spikes that curve downward when mature with no stinger. Plains and hills. Decreases with heavy grazing. Areas 5, 7, 8, 9, 10.

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Authors: G.O. Hoffman, J. Daniel Rogers, R.J. Ragsdale, Roy V. Miller
Created: August 15, 1996
Updated: May 23, 1997