Bouteloua curtipendula

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Family:POACEAE
Species:Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
Common Name:Side Oats Grama
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Biennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:BOCU
Plant Notes:Side Oats Grama is a native perennial herb in the Grass family (Poaceae). It can be found in scattered locations across the state, primarily in areas underlain by limestone. Side Oats Grama grows in prairies, on cedar glades, on roadside banks, and in rocky woods. It is a perennial warm season grass from a rhizome. The culms are solitary or in small clumps and 15-30 inches in height. The leaves are linear, flat, entire, glabrous below and scabrous above. The leaves have several long hairs along each margin near the base. Leaves are concentrated toward the base of the culm, with a few widely spaced alternate leaves above. The leaf sheath is usually glabrous. Flowers are produced in spike-like panicles above the foliage. The panicles have 40-70 drooping branches, each with 3-7 spikelets. The branches are alternate, but appear to be all on one side. Each spikelet has 1 fertile and 1-2 sterile florets. The lower glume is longer than the upper glume, and the lemmas are 3-veined with the veins extending into short awns. The anthers are yellow or orange in color. The fruit is a grain. Side Oats Grama is available from many nurseries as seed or plants. Seed should be sown in the fall. It can be used in wildflower meadows, prairie restorations, and as an accent plant. Side Oats Grama is tolerant of drought and a wide range of soils. It is an important native grass for livestock and is larval food for several species of skipper butterflies.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G5 (Global Rank)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyPOACEAE - Grass family
Genus Bouteloua
Species Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. - Side Oats Grama

Citation

Citation Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey, Explor. Red River Louisiana 300. 1853.
Basionym: Chloris curtipendula Michx. 1803.
Type: USA: ILLINOIS: Lawrence Co. [?]: Wabash River, "hauteurs du Missouri et Poste Vicenne [Vincennes]", 1795, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: US fragm).

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Atheropogon affinis Atheropogon affinis (Hooker f.) E. Fournier, Mexic. Pl. 2: 141. 1886.Eutriana affinis Hooker f. 1847. 
Atheropogon medius Atheropogon medius E. Fournier, Mexic. Pl. 2: 139. 1886. MEXICO: Between San Miguel and Sadani, Oct, Liebmann 581 (lectotype: US). Lectotypified by Swallen, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 17: 633. 1939.
Atheropogon apludoides Atheropogon apludoides Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 937. 1806.  
Atheropogon curtipendulus Atheropogon curtipendulus (Michaux) E. Fournier, Mexic. Pl. 2: 138. 1886.Chloris curtipendula Michaux 1803. 
Atheropogon racemosus Atheropogon racemosus (Lagasca y Segura) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 414. 1817.Bouteloua racemosa Lagasca y Segura 1805. 
Bouteloua brasiliensis Bouteloua brasiliensis Ekman, Ark. Bot. 10(17): 29, t. 4(4), 6(15). 1911. BRAZIL: Mato Grosso: Without locality, 23 Apr 1903, Malme 3106 (holotype: S; isotype: US).
Bouteloua melicoides Bouteloua melicoides Hornemann ex Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 40, 155, pl. 9(6). 1812, nom. illegit.Atheropogon apludoides Muhlenberg ex Willdenow 1806. 
Bouteloua racemosa Bouteloua racemosa Lagasca y Segura, Varied. Ci. 2(4): 141. 1805. MEXICO: Without data, Nee s.n. (holotype: MA).
Bouteloua racemosa var. aristosa Bouteloua racemosa Lagasca y Segura, var. aristosa (A. Gray) S. Watson & J. M. Coulter, in A. Gray, Manual, ed. 6. 656. 1890.Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey, var. aristosa A. Gray 1856; Eutriana affinis Hooker f. 1847.. 
Bouteloua curtipendula var. aristosa Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey, var. aristosa A. Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 553. 1856.Eutriana affinis Hooker f. 1847. 
Chloris curtipendula Chloris curtipendula Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 59. 1803. ILLINOIS: Lawrence Co. [?]: Wabash River, "hauteurs du Missouri et Poste Vicenne [Vincennes]", 1795, Michaux s.n. (holotype: P; isotype: US fragm).
Chloris secundus Chloris secundus (Pursh) Eaton, Man. Bot., ed. 5. 173. 1829.Cynosurus secundus Pursh 1814. 
Cynodon melicoides Cynodon melicoides Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 303. 1825, nom. illegit.Bouteloua melicoides Hornemann ex Palisot de Beauvois 1812, nom. illegit.; Atheropogon apludoides Muhlenberg ex Willdenow 1806. 
Cynodon curtipendulus Cynodon curtipendulus (Michaux) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 303. 1825.Chloris curtipendula Michaux 1803. 
Cynosurus secundus Cynosurus secundus Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 728. 1814. Upper Louisiana [i.e. Louisiana Purchase], without data, Bradbury s.n. (holotype: ?).
Dinebra secunda Dinebra secunda (Pursh) Roemer & Schultes, Syst. Veg. 2: 711. 1817.Cynosurus secundus Pursh 1814. 
Dinebra curtipendula Dinebra curtipendula (Michaux) Palisot de Beauvois, Ess. Agrostogr. 98, 158, 160. 1812.Chloris curtipendula Michaux 1803. 
Eutriana affinis Eurtriana affinis Hooker f., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 20: 174. 1847. MISSOURI/TEXAS
Eutriana curtipendula Eutriana curtipendula (Michaux) Trinius, Fund. Agrost. 161. 1820.Chloris curtipendula Michaux 1803. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Butler, Choctaw, Colbert, Dallas, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, St. Clair, Sumter, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1884 - 1967

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0017212 Lawrence 15 Jul 2014 England, J. Kevin
5097		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
UNA00003842 Montgomery _ Jul 1880 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
JSU106615 Madison 06 Aug 1974 Whetstone, R. David
3475		 JSU
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
JSU106616 Madison 15 Oct 1974 Radford, Albert E.
s.n.		 JSU
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
UWAL0049638 Lawrence 26 Jun 2004 Webb, David H.
6456		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
AUA000027163 Lawrence 15 Jul 2014 England, J. Kevin
5097		 AUA
Bouteloua Curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
TROY000011696 Butler 06 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18046		 TROY
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
UWAL0012189 Washington 21 Jun 2013 Keener, Brian R.
7954		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
UWAL0001563 Pickens 03 Oct 2010 Keener, Brian R.
6202		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
UNA00003847 Sumter 12 Sep 1967 Thomas, Joab L.
1193		 UNA
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
UWAL0052771 Dallas 20 Jun 2002 Sorrie, B.A.
10901		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
SAMF0001722 Washington 21 Jun 2013 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5468		 SAMF
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
UNA00012877 Perry s.d. Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
TROY000043286 Lawrence 15 Jul 2014 England, J. Kevin
5097		 TROY
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
UWAL0036396 Marshall 12 Aug 2017 England, J. Kevin
8373		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey var. curtipendula
UNA00063688 Choctaw 23 Jul 2003 Schotz, Alfred
1903		 UNA
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
UWAL0032945 Lawrence 01 Aug 2005 England, J. Kevin
6863		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey var. curtipendula
UNA00012886 Sumter 04 Jul 1884 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
TROY000035518 Butler 12 Sep 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 TROY
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
UWAL0012655 St. Clair 16 Jun 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13605		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey var. curtipendula
UWAL0038581 Sumter 17 Sep 2017 Keener, Brian R.
10450		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey var. curtipendula
UNA00059352 St. Clair 19 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11409		 UNA
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
JSU106611 Colbert 21 Jul 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18281		 JSU
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
ALNHS00002497 Colbert 22 Aug 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-71		 ALNHS
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
UWAL0009171 Butler 06 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18046		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
UWAL0052205 Bibb 13 Jul 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10762		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
UNA00003837 Colbert 12 Aug 1953 Harper, Roland M.
4258		 UNA
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
JSU106612 Etowah 24 Sep 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3880		 JSU
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
JSU156350 Bibb 04 Aug 1996 MacDonald, John R.
9799		 JSU
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
TROY000026420 St. Clair 19 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11409		 TROY
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
AUA000015393 Bibb 1 Oct 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1930		 AUA
Bouteloua Curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
UWAL0030470 DeKalb 20 Sep 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14147		 UWAL
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx) Torr. var. curtipendula
ALNHS00003676 Marshall 15 Sep 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2078		 ALNHS
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
JSU106614 Madison 06 Aug 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
550		 JSU
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
JSU106613 Jackson 05 Aug 1994 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Bouteloua curtipendula (Michaux) Torrey
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