Bouteloua aristidoides (Kunth) Griseb.

Needle grama (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Bouteloua

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.55-0.6m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.55 - 0.6
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) 1.1
Root diameter (meter) 0.2
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use fodder food medicinal
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Cyanogenetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) 12 - 27
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Bouteloua aristidoides unspecified picture

Distribution

Bouteloua aristidoides world distribution map, present in Aruba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1049662-2
WFO ID wfo-0000853863
COL ID MRH7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Atheropogon aristidoides Bouteloua aristidoides Eutriana hirsuta Dinebra aristidoides Aristida unilateralis Atheropogon hirsutus Bouteloua ciliata Bouteloua gracilis Dinebra hirsuta Eutriana aristidoides Triathera aristidoides Bouteloua aristidoides var. arizonica Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides