blue grama
fine-grained, durable grass forms tidy, low-growing clumps with unique, eyelash-like seed heads in summer — thrives in full sun + dry, rocky soils
plant details
blue grama
identification
latin name: Bouteloua gracilis
usda code: BOGR2
alternative name(s): N/A
classification
ecotopes class: bunch grasses
ecological condition(s): sunny edge – prairie pocket
size range: small – less than 2 ft
habit: grass
leaf retention: deciduous
light requirement: full sun
native range
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