Poaceae
Matted grama
Bouteloua simplex
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bouteloua
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 单侧穗草
- English
- Matted grama
Synonyms
- Actinochloa humilis Willd. ex P.Beauv.
- Actinochloa procumbens (P.Durand) Roem. & Schult.
- Actinochloa prostrata Roem. & Schult.
- Actinochloa simplex (Lag.) Roem. & Schult.
- Actinochloa tenuis (P.Beauv. ex Kunth) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Atheropogon humilis (Kunth) Spreng.
- Atheropogon procumbens (P.Durand) J.Jacq.
- Bouteloua brachyathera Phil.
- Bouteloua humilis (Kunth) Hieron.
- Bouteloua procumbens (P.Durand) Griffiths
- Bouteloua prostrata Lag.
- Bouteloua pusilla Vasey
- Bouteloua rahmeri Phil.
- Bouteloua simplex var. actinochloides Henrard
- Bouteloua simplex var. rahmeri (Phil.) Henrard
- Bouteloua tenuis (P.Beauv. ex Kunth) Griseb.
- Bouteloua tenuis var. humilis (Kunth) Griseb.
- Chloris filiformis Poir.
- Chloris procumbens P.Durand
- Chloris tenuis Poir.
- Chondrosum humile Kunth
- Chondrosum humile P.Beauv.
- Chondrosum procumbens (P.Durand) Desv. ex P.Beauv.
- Chondrosum prostratum (Lag.) Sweet
- Chondrosum simplex (Lag.) Kunth
- Chondrosum simplex var. actinochloides Henrard
- Chondrosum tenue P.Beauv. ex Kunth
- Cynodon procumbens (P.Durand) Raspail
- Erucaria lutescens Cerv.
- Erucaria monostachia Cerv.
- Eutriana humilis (Kunth) Trin.
- Eutriana tenuis (P.Beauv. ex Kunth) Trin.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Austin Saunders, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sofía García, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: cstobie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: GREGORY ANTHONY PAUCA TANCO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Carlos Martorell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Humber Alberto, 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.