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Sideoats Grama

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Sideoats Grama

 

ADULT PLANT

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Latin name - Bouteloua Curtipendula

                                       Other names~  Prairie Grama, Mosquito Grass, Tall Grama Grass

                       Plant Family~ Grama Grasses (poaceae)           

Bloom period~ June-Nov.            

         Characteristics~ Reaches 15-30 inches tall or occasionally taller which in the priarie is a medium sized plant. The Sideoats Grama's stem is reddish brown or a straw color.It's straight and stiff, from 20-80 small spikes are grown mostly along side of each central seed stalk.

         Threats~ Harsh fires, long droughts, shade.  

         Facts~ There is 159,200 seeds per pound. Sideoats Grama is the state grass of Texas. Sideoats Grama is quick to establish. Sideoats Grama is highly palatable, highly nutritious grass, that is readily eaten by all classes of livestock. In it's bloom period It's has up to eighty spikes on one leaf. Kiawa Warriors wore the seed stalk during war to resemble feathers. Sideoats Grama provides good soil and that helps to prevent erosion. Sideoats Grama produces many many seeds during it's bloom period easy. During the pioneer years the used the leaves to make brooms and hair brushes. Sideoats Grama has a very wide and short root system. This root system helps the plant to regrow after fire has crossed the plain. Two Spanish expolers found and stuidied the plant later the scientific named was named after them. The Sideoats Grama can survive through short doughts and rocky areas.

 

 

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