blue grama
Short plains grass
Blue grama is a drought-tolerant grass native to the North American prairies, recognizable by its distinctive curved seed heads that resemble tiny combs or eyelashes.
It serves as important forage for livestock and wildlife across the Great Plains.
Blue grama is the state grass of Colorado and New Mexico.
Grass growing in clumps
- seedheadMature flower bearing seeds
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- perennialRecurring each year
forage · sod · turf · stolons · rhizome · culm · spikelet · awns
Seek food actively
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
range · fodder · hay · carrying capacity · rotational · overgrazing · palatability · nutritive
Originating from a place
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- endemicNative to one area
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- xericLacking moisture
adaptation · habitat · biodiversity · conservation · restoration · revegetation · erosion control · wildlife
bunchgrass
Grass growing in clumps
- seedheadMature flower bearing seeds
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
perennial · forage · sod · turf · stolons · rhizome · culm · spikelet · awns · warm-season
forage
Seek food actively
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
pasture · range · fodder · hay · carrying capacity · rotational · overgrazing · palatability · nutritive · browse
native
Originating from a place
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- endemicNative to one area
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
xeric · adaptation · habitat · biodiversity · conservation · restoration · revegetation · erosion control · wildlife · pollinator
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- shortgrassLow-growing prairie vegetation
- tallgrassHigh-growing prairie vegetation
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
plains · rangeland · savanna · meadow · high plains · sandhills · panhandle · badlands · semi-arid · dryland
- grassesgrass, bermudagrass, fescue, ryegrass, bentgrass
- prairieprairie dog, tallgrass prairie, prairie dogs, prairie grass, prairie chicken
- Range Plantssagebrush, big sagebrush, rabbitbrush, saltbush, greasewood
- tall grassespampas grass, switchgrass, giant reed, common reed, reed
- xeriscapingxeriscaping, drought tolerant, water conservation, drought resistant, succulent
- Texas prairietallgrass prairie, shortgrass prairie, High Plains, Panhandle, buffalo grass
blue gramaKentucky bluegrass
Cool-season lawn species
cool-season grass · timothy · orchardgrass · fescue · ryegrass
blue, blueprint, blueberry, bluebird, blueness, bluegrass, blueing, bluebottle, bluefish