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Bouteloua

Bouteloua

9.9
A group name for grasses such as blue grama and side-oats grama in North American grasslands
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Bouteloua
  • Right now, warm-season grasses like blue grama, Bouteloua gracilis, dominate the shortgrass prairie in Colorado.
  • Bouteloua grama
  • Bouteloua gracilis
  • blue grama

Examples

  • Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) is a drought-resistant grass that thrives in sunny areas.

  • Farmers often prefer blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) for pasture due to its resilience and nutritional value.

  • In the Southwest, blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) is commonly used for erosion control and landscape stabilization.

Compounds

Bouteloua gracilis
  • Specialized
9.5

A short grass that grows on dry plains in western North America and is good for grazing cattle

Surface Forms

Bouteloua main

Etymology

Bouteloua is a scientific name formed from the surname Boutelou of a botanist, which makes it a name for a set of related grasses. That's why Bouteloua includes species such as 'blue grama' and 'side-oats grama'.