#1872 most planted
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue grama · also Blue grama grass, Eyelash grass, Graceful grama grass
15
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
0.9 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Blue grama is a long-lived, warm-season perennial grass native to North and South America. It is a low-growing, green to grayish, drought-tolerant species that contributes significantly to the shortgrass prairies. It requires limited maintenance in urban settings.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 150.01%0.9 yr—
Traits
- Mature height
- 0.2–1.6 ft
- Drought tolerance
- High
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Western Gulf coastal grasslands
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- California Central Valley grasslands