Summary ³

Bouteloua curtipendula, commonly known as sideoats grama, is a perennial, short prairie grass that is native throughout the temperate and tropical Western Hemisphere, from Canada south to Argentina.

Identification ⁴

Height: up to 2 feet tall

Prostrate habit

Oat-like seeds all on one side, leaf margins have hairs or white bumps

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