Latin name: Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Griffiths
  Pronunciation: boo-tel-OO-a gras-il-is

  Common name: Blue grama
  Family: Poaceae (Grass)
  Habitat: Dry places, 5500'-8500', montane coniferous
  forest, San Bernardino Mts, New York and Clark
  Mts

  Blooming period: May to August
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Boueloua
  2) gracilis
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