Bouteloua breviseta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Bouteloua |
| Species: | B. breviseta
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| Binomial name | |
| Bouteloua breviseta | |
Bouteloua breviseta is a species of grass known by the common names gypsum grama and chino grama.
Distribution[edit]
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.[1]
Description[edit]
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.[1] The grass mainly reproduces by budding, and sometimes by seed.[2]
Uses[edit]
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.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bouteloua breviseta. Archived June 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Grass Manual Treatment.
- ^ a b Bouteloua breviseta. USDA NRCS Plant Fact Sheet.