Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Arrangement: Basal
Size Class: 0-1 ft.
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Inflorescence: Panicle
Fruit Type: Grain

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov

Distribution

USA: AR , MA , OK , TX
Native Distribution: Texas: Rio Grande Plains, Edwards Plateau, east Plains Country, south and western parts of east Texas and north-central Texas. General: Oklahoma south to northern Mexico.
Native Habitat: Hillsides, Slopes, Woodlands edge, Openings, Prairies, Plains, Meadows, Pastures, Savannahs, Roadsides
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Sandy, Sandy Loam, Medium Loam, Clay Loam, Clay
Conditions Comments: Bunching, warm weather grass with a weak root system. Has spreading bell-shaped seeds that are purplish on the outside, drying to wheat color. Seeds are distributed along a spike above the leaves. Supplemental water is not required but will help to maintain the grass green through the summer. Texas Gamma has poor ecomonic value for wildlike and livestock.
Texas comments: Texas grama is a bunching, warm weather grass with a weak root system. It has spreading bell-shaped seeds that are purplish on the outside, drying to wheat color. Supplemental water is not required but will help to maintain the grass green through the summer.

Benefit

Use Ornamental: Attractive, seed heads ornamental
Use Wildlife: Seeds - granivorous birds. Plants - poor grazing for livestock and wildlife.
Attracts: Birds , Butterflies
Larval Host: Branded skippers, Satyrs
Deer Resistant: High

Propagation

Propagation Material: Seeds
Seed Treatment: No special pre-treatment.

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From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Brackenridge Field Laboratory - Austin, TX
Patsy Glenn Refuge - Wimberley, TX
Stengl Biological Research Station - Smithville, TX

Bibliography

Texas Wildscapes: Gardening for Wildlife (1999) Damude, N. & K.C. Bender

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Bouteloua rigidiseta in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Bouteloua rigidiseta in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Bouteloua rigidiseta