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Bouteloua eriopoda Black grama

Warm season, drought tolerant, long-lived, stoloniferous perennial adapted to well-drained sandy and gravelly soils throughout the Southwest deserts. Black grama is considered the climax type of some Southwest rangelands and an important forage grass over much of the drier desert grassland range of the Southwest. Highly palatable; however, it does not tolerate heavy grazing pressure.

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Species Attributes

Height:

13 - 24 in.

Life Form:

Sodformer

Native or Introduced:

Native

Season:

Warm

Sun & Shade Tolerance:

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Elevation:

ft.

Precipitation:

7 in.

Soil Texture
Coarse:

Marginal

Moderately Coarse:

Best

Medium:

Average

Moderately Fine:

Marginal

Fine:

Not Adapted

Soil pH
Acidic:

Not Adapted

Neutral:

Best

Basic:

Average

Seeding Rate:

2 - 3 PLS lbs/Acre

Pure Seed per Bushel:

9.70 lbs.

Seeds per Pound:

1,335,000

Germination Time:

Days

Mycorrhizal Dependent:

Yes

Planting Season:

Spring Fall

Variety:

Nogal

Lower growing and less erect than Sonora black grama strains. This variety is a high forage producer with good seedling vigor and disease resistance. Inherently, Black grama is not a good seed producer. (Released 1971, source of ecotype: Socorro County, near Socorro, NM)

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