Hairy Grama

Bouteloua hirsuta Lag. - Grass family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 16 inches

Growth Form: Colonizing

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: White, Red, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Seasonal Growth: Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Hairy Grama: Hesperia leonardus pawnee, Hesperia ottoe

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.