Poaceae

Needle grama

Bouteloua aristidoides (Kunth) Griseb.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bouteloua

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Needle grama (Bouteloua aristidoides) — FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: بوتلوة نصاوية
English: Needle grama

Synonyms

Aristida unilateralis Willd. ex Steud.
Atheropogon aristidoides (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
Atheropogon hirsutus (J.Presl) E.Fourn.
Bouteloua aristidoides var. aristidoides
Bouteloua ciliata Griseb.
Bouteloua gracilis Vasey
Dinebra aristidoides Kunth
Dinebra hirsuta J.Presl
Eutriana aristidoides Trin.
Eutriana hirsuta (J.Presl) Kunth
Triathera aristidoides (Kunth) Nash

Flowers

In flower: August to October, December to January (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Miriam Sachs Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Enrique Martínez Núñez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pethan, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dominic Gentilcore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.