PLANTS Profile for Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula (sideoats grama)

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PLANTS Profile

Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula
sideoats grama

Symbol:

BOCUC2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

Atheropogon curtipendulus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 228. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

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Synonyms:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

	ATCU2	Atheropogon curtipendulus (Michx.) Fourn.
	CHCU8	Chloris curtipendula Michx.

Distribution:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK)

Related Taxa:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 25 species in Bouteloua, 2 varieties in Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.

Classification:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Bouteloua Lag. – grama
Species	Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. – sideoats grama
Variety	Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula – sideoats grama

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Bouteloua curtipendula
side-oats grama-grass		Endangered
Kentucky:
Bouteloua curtipendula
side-oats grama		Special Concern
Michigan:
Bouteloua curtipendula
side-oats grama grass		Threatened
New Jersey:
Bouteloua curtipendula
side-oats grama grass		Endangered
New York:
Bouteloua curtipendula
side-oats grama		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Bouteloua curtipendula
tall gramma		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. var. curtipendula

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 526956.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 12:32 PM CDT