SPECIES:  Buchloe dactyloides

• Introductory
• Distribution and Occurrence
• Management Considerations
• Botanical and Ecological Characteristics
• Fire Ecology
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• Fire Case Studies
• References

Introductory
SPECIES: Buchloe dactyloides



AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1995. Buchloe dactyloides. 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/ [].




ABBREVIATION : 
BUCDAC

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   BUDA


COMMON NAMES : 
   buffalo grass


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of buffalo grass is Buchloe
dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. (Poaceae).  There are no infrataxa.  Buchloe
is a monotypic genus [48,53,60,61].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY

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