Poaceae

Texas grama

Bouteloua rigidiseta (Steud.) Hitchc.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Bouteloua

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Texas grama (Bouteloua rigidiseta) — FlowerPhoto: samlutfy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: بوتلوة قاسية الشعر
English: Texas grama

Synonyms

Aegopogon rigidisetus Steud.
Bouteloua chihuahuana (M.C.Johnst.) Columbus
Bouteloua rigidiseta var. chihuahuana M.C.Johnst.
Bouteloua texana S.Watson
Polyodon texanus (S.Watson) Nash

Flowers

In flower: April to May, September (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: samlutfy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, 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.