Genus Bouteloua Lag.

Summary

Genus number:

1622

Last updated:

1 August 2025

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Chloridoideae

Tribe:

Cynodonteae

Subtribe:

Boutelouinae

Common name(s):

grama, grama grass

Accession count:

715 (563 active, 245 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Comments:

conserved (nom. cons.) with this spelling (Madrid ICN Art. 14.11 & App. III) against the original spelling "Botelua"

List of species records in GRIN

Synonyms

Synonym(s)

Probable synonym(s)

Subdivisions of Bouteloua Lag.

Section	Subsection
Barbata
Bouteloua
Buchloe
Chondrosum
Cyclostachya
Hirsuta
Hirsuta	Eriopoda
Hirsuta	Hirsuta
Opizia
Triathera
Trifida

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References:

Don, R. & S. Ducournau. 2018. International Seed Testing Association handbook on seedling evaluation Appendix 2:A2-2.
Herrera-Arrieta, Y. et al. 2004. Revisión de Bouteloua Lag. (Poaceae) Note: CIIDIR Unidad Durango, CONABIO, & Editorial Filo de Agua
Peterson, P. M. et al. 2015. Phylogeny and subgeneric classification of Bouteloua with a new species, B. herrera‐arrietae (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Cynodonteae: Boutelouinae). J. Syst. Evol. 53:351-366.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=1622. Accessed 18 October 2026.