The herbaceous stratum is poorly developed, but species such as Bouteloua curtipendula, B. rothrockii and Hilaria semplei can be found. From Wordnik.com. [Balsas dry forests] Reference
Herbaceous elements such as Bouteloua breviseta, Bouteloua gracilis and B. hirsuta, among others, become dominant near the Sierra Madre Occidental. From Wordnik.com. [Chihuahuan desert] Reference
Herbaceous elements are present and include Plantago linearis, Bouteloua hirsuta, and Commelina coelestis. From Wordnik.com. [San Lucan xeric scrub] Reference
They include side-oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda), and purple three-awn (Aristida purpurea). From Wordnik.com. [Chihuahuan desert] Reference
The dominant grass communities include grama (Bouteloua spp.) - needlegrass (Stipa spp.) and wheatgrass (Agropyron spp.), and wheatgrass-needlegrass. From Wordnik.com. [Northern short grasslands] Reference
Typical grasses include little bluestem (Schyzachrium scoparium), western wheatgrass, (Agropyron smithii), and grama grasses (Bouteloua cartipendala). From Wordnik.com. [Central and Southern mixed grasslands] Reference
Eragrostoid grasses, including the genera Bouteloua, Buchloe, Eragrostis, Hilaria, and Setaria increase in importance in Ecoregion 34b compared to 34a. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Texas (EPA)] Reference
From a structural standpoint, the short stature of the dominant sod-forming grasses, grama (Bouteloua gracilis) and buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), separate the Western Short Grasslands from other units. From Wordnik.com. [Western short grasslands] Reference
The scrub stratum is composed mainly of Acacia farnesian, and Eysenhardtia polystachya, and herbaceous stratum is composed of Bouteloua filiformis, B. curtipendula, Hilaria cenchroides, Muhlenbergia stricta, and M. rigida. From Wordnik.com. [Bajío dry forests] Reference
Other species that can be found are Acacia farnesiana, Bouteloua gracilis, Echinocactus horizonthalonius, Echinocereus conglomeratus, Jatropha dioica, Mimosa zygophylla, Opuntia engelmannii, Prosopis juliflora and Tridens pilosus. From Wordnik.com. [Central Mexican matorral] Reference
The tall vegetation in this ecoregion (1 meters (m)) grows at sea level on top of reddish soils; Tridens texanus, Trichachne hitchcockii, Aristida roemeriana, Tridens muticus and Bouteloua radicosa are some of the most common species. From Wordnik.com. [Western Gulf coastal grasslands] Reference
Parts of this region consisted of open woods of mesquite, with a pronounced understory of grasses which often contained a layer of taller species such as hooded finger grass (Chloris cucullata), and a layer of shorter grasses such as grama (Bouteloua spp.). From Wordnik.com. [Tamaulipan mezquital] Reference
In overgrazed areas, decreases in little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), needleandthread (Stipa comata), and Andropogon hallii, and increases in hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta), Calamovilfa longifolia, and dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) are apparent. From Wordnik.com. [Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands] Reference
In the states of San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas, the most common associations contain lechuguilla (Agave lechuguilla), Agave falcata, Bouteloua curtipendula, Bouteloua trifida, Dalea nana, Dasylirion cedrosanum, Ferocactus pringlei, Fouquieria splendens and Opuntia imbricata, and many others. From Wordnik.com. [Central Mexican matorral] Reference
For example, eastern forb species such as Liatris pycnostachya and Coreopsis grandiflora are largely limited to the alfisols of the Eastern Marginal prairies, while grasses such as Bouteloua hirsuta and Muhlenbergia reverchonii, as well as a diversity of species in the genus Dalea are generally found on the mollisols of the White Rock Cuesta. From Wordnik.com. [Texas blackland prairies] Reference
The dominant grasses found here include grama (Bouteloua gracilis), little bluestem (Schizachrium scoparium), needle-and-thread grass (Stipa comata), wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii), Carex filifolia, junegrass (Koelaria cristata), and Poa secunda. From Wordnik.com. [Northern mixed grasslands] Reference
(Atriplex), rabbit brush (Chrysothamnus), blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), galleta grass (Hilaria jamesii), feather grass (Stipa), poverty grass (Aristida), crownbeard (Verbesina), etc. From Wordnik.com. [Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico :] Reference
Bluegrama (Bouteloua gracilis). From Wordnik.com. [Water conservation] Reference
Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis). From Wordnik.com. [Water conservation] Reference
Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula). From Wordnik.com. [Water conservation] Reference
Bouteloua, Buchloe, Muhlenbergia, and Aristida). From Wordnik.com. [Central and Southern mixed grasslands] Reference
In association with these species there are smaller plants forming transitions to xerophytic-type forests, with grasses such as Eragostris amabilis, E. cilianensis, Bouteloua aristidoides, E. disticha, Panicum molle, P. fasciculatum, Chloris hallophita, C. mollis, Leptchloa filiformis, Sporobolus pyramidatus, Antherophora hermaphrodita, Distichlis spicata and Latipes sp. From Wordnik.com. [Gulf of Guayaquil-Tumbes mangroves] Reference
It includes 200 plant choices including allium, alstroemeria, amaranthus, anemone, asclepias, camassia, campanula, calendula, centaurea, gladiolus, salvia, shasta daisies, roses, peonies, marigolds, ferns, baby's breath, dill, foliage plants and ornamental grasses, such as moor grass (Molinia sp.), blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis) and blue switch grass (Panicum virgatum). From Wordnik.com. [Say it with your own arrangement - or cutting garden - of flowers] Reference
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