Native Bunchgrasses

Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua spp.)

Sideoats Drama is a fine-textured bunchgrass with flag-like seed heads, helps stabilize soils. They bloom from summer to fall.

Other native grasses include blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), cane bluestem (Bothriochloa barbinodis), deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens) and giant sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii).

Ecology: Erosion control and nesting cover; seeds for birds and rodents.

Fast Facts

  • Native bunchgrasses (e.g., blue grama, sideoats grama) create groundcover that reduces erosion and provides nesting material/cover for ground-nesting birds and small mammals.
  • Seeds are eaten by birds and rodents; grasses serve as larval host plants for some moths and butterflies.
  • Deep roots improve soil structure and help the landscape recover after drought or disturbance.
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