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INTRODUCTORY

Photo ©Larry Allain, USDA, NRCS

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:
Anderson, Michelle D. 2003. Bouteloua gracilis. In: In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [].

FEIS ABBREVIATION:
BOUGRA

SYNONYMS:
Chondrosum gracile Willd. ex Kunth [362]

NRCS PLANT CODE [348]:
BOGR2
BOGRS
BOOL
CHGR15
CHOL5

COMMON NAMES:
blue grama

TAXONOMY:
The currently accepted scientific name of blue grama is Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths (Poaceae) [118,124,129,130,160,167,184,210,213,241,365].

LIFE FORM:
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:
No special status

OTHER STATUS:
Though it is widespread and globally secure [197], blue grama is vulnerable to extinction in some localized areas.  In Idaho, blue grama is classified a state priority plant with imperiled status. This designation is based on species' rarity or because some factors demonstrably make it vulnerable to extinction. The Bureau of Land Management lists blue grama as "sensitive" in Idaho, either due to a declining population or its' occurrence in localized or unique habitats [197,332].

In Missouri, blue grama is ranked "critically imperiled" due to extreme rarity or vulnerability to extirpation from the state [254].

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