Bouteloua parryi explained

Bouteloua parryi, colloquially known as Parry's grama, is a grass species in the grama genus native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.[1]

Description

Parry's grama is annual grass that grows NaNcm (-2,147,483,648inches) tall, although sometimes to 80cm (30inches). Flowers are born in inflorescences which consist of three to seven spicate branches per culm. They are blue-violet at maturity.

Taxonomy

Several varieties exist. B. parryi var. parryi is a stoloniferous perennial which has papillose hairs on its upper glumes. B. parryi var. gentryi differs in being a tufted annual.[2]

Distribution

Parry's grama prefers rocky slopes or desert grasslands between 3000order=flipNaNorder=flip and 5500order=flipNaNorder=flip, although it can grow anywhere between sealevel and 2000m (7,000feet). It is present in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gould, Frank W.. Grasses of Southwestern United States. University of Arizona Bulletin. University of Arizona. 1951. Tucson. 151.
  2. Web site: SEINet Portal Network - Bouteloua parryi. swbiodiversity.org. 2020-01-18.
  3. Web site: Bouteloua parryi (E.Fourn.) Griffiths Plants of the World Online Kew Science. Plants of the World Online. 2020-01-18.