Black Grama
Bouteloua eriopoda
Black grama is a fine, wiry desert grassland grass that spreads by arching stolons, a backbone of Southwestern rangeland. Exceptionally drought-tolerant forage and cover.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, KS, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, WY
Related native plants
More Bouteloua species
- Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
- Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
- Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides)
- Hairy Grama (Bouteloua hirsuta)
- Chino Grama (Bouteloua ramosa)