Poaceae Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
Blue Grama
Hopi - Food, Forage
Use documented by:
Whiting, Alfred F., 1939, Ethnobotany of the Hopi, Museum of Northern Arizona Bulletin #15, page 64
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Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
Scientific name: Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
USDA symbol: BOGR2 (
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Common names: Blue Grama
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Hopi
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Used as an important forage grass.
RECRD: 41385 id: 7435