sideoats grama
(Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Height |
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24″ to 36″ |
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Habitat |
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Dry to moderate moisture. Prairies. Full sun. |
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Ecology |
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Flowering |
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August to September |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) / Angiospermae (flowering plants) | ||
| Class | Liliopsida (monocots) | ||
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Poales (grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies) | ||
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Poaceae (grasses) | ||
| No Rank | PACMAD clade | ||
| Subfamily | Chloridoideae | ||
| Tribe | Cynodonteae | ||
| Subtribe | Boutelouinae | ||
Genus |
Bouteloua (gramas) | ||
| Species | Bouteloua curtipendula (sideoats grama) | ||
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Andropogon curtipendulus Aristida secunda Atheropogon curtipendulus Bouteloua brasiliensis Bouteloua curtipendula var. aristosa Bouteloua meliciformis Bouteloua melicoides Bouteloua racemosa Bouteloua racemosa var. aristosa Chloris curtipendula Chloris secunda Cynodon curtipendulus Cynodon melicoides Cynosurus secundus Dinebra curtipendula Dinebra melicoides Dinebra secunda Eutriana affinis Eutriana curtipendula Heterostega curtipendula |
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Common Names |
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side-oats grama side-oats grama grass sideoats grama tall grama tall grama grass |
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About
Uploaded on Aug 11, 2010 Miniature sweat bees (Lasioglossum sp.) collect pollen from sideoats grama flowers. |
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Blazing Star Prairie Addition Preserve, South Unit Carver Highlands WMA, South Unit Margherita Preserve-Audubon Prairie Minnesota Valley NWR, Rapids Lake Unit Mound Spring Prairie SNA, North Unit Mound Spring Prairie SNA, South Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Hoffman Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Pavia Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Rengstorf Unit Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR, Spieker Unit Prairie Creek WMA, Koester Prairie Unit Sand Prairie Wildlife Management and Environmental Education Area |
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