Bouteloua
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Bouteloua is a genus
of the grass family, Poaceae
. Members of the genus are commonly known as Grama. The genus was named for Claudio and Esteban Boutelou, 19th century Spanish botanists.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the grass family, Poaceae
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
. Members of the genus are commonly known as Grama. The genus was named for Claudio and Esteban Boutelou, 19th century Spanish botanists.
Selected species
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Bouteloua trifida Bouteloua trifida is a species of grass known by the common name Red Grama. It is native to central and northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States, where it grows in desert scrub and other dry areas.... Thurb. – Red Grama |