Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Bouteloua > Bouteloua eriopodaBouteloua eriopoda (Black Grama)Synonyms: Bouteloua brevifolia; Chondrosium eriopodum; Chondrosum eriopodum (homotypic) Bouteloua eriopoda, commonly known as black grama, is a perennial prairie grass that is native to the Southwestern United States. Its main means of reproduction is by stolons, as its ratio of viable seeds to sterile ones is naturally low. The disparity may play a role in its lack of tolerance to overgrazing (relative to other grasses), but aside from this B. eriopoda is a good forage food for livestock. It was first described, as Chondrosum eriopodum, in 1848 from specimens collected along and nearby the "Del Norte" river in New Mexico. |
Bloom Period [1] | Mid Spring | Drought Tolerance [1] | High | Fire Tolerance [1] | High | Frost Free Days [1] | 5 months 5 days | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | High | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Fall | Growth Form [1] | Stoloniferous | Growth Period [1] | Summer, Fall | Growth Rate [1] | Moderate | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Propagation [1] | Seed | Regrowth Rate [1] | Moderate | Root Depth [1] | 12 inches (30 cm) | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Slow | Seed Vigor [1] | Medium | Seeds Per [1] | 1334997 / lb (2943168 / kg) | Shape/Orientation [1] | Decumbent | Structure [2] | Grass | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | Moderate | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Flower Color [1] | Yellow | Foliage Color [1] | Green | Fruit Color [1] | Brown | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Height [1] | 24 inches (0.6 m) | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°) | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | Soil Acidity [1] | Strong Base | Soil Fertility [1] | Intermediate | Water Use [1] | Low | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Screening - Summer [1] | Porous | Screening - Winter [1] | Porous |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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