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Common Name: Blue Grama
Scientific Name: Bouteloua gracilis
Native / Introduced: Native
Main Uses:
~Range, Watershed, and Wildlife Habitat Improvement
~Low Maintenance Turf
Height: 1/2 - 1 1/2 feet
Root Type: Sod and bunchgrass
Growing Season: Warm
Harvest Season: Spring or summer
Soil Types: All/Less so on sandy and clay soil
Tolerances: 
~Moderate alkali, salinity & low soil fertility
~Drought
Sun or Shade: Full Sunlight
Minimum Precipitation: 8-10 inches
Lifecycle: Perennial
Planting Seed Rate: 1-3 lbs/acre
Estimated Seeds Per Pound: 724,000
Optimal Planting Season: Spring/Summer
Planting Depth: 1/4 - 1/2 inches
 
Description
Blue Grama is a warm-season, long-lived, and drought-tolerant, sod-forming bunchgrass. In the northern region, especially at higher elevations and when closely grazed, it takes on the characteristics of a sod-former type. Blue Grama is considered the most important and most common of the gramas species in the Western United States, excluding the coastal states.

This grass species is known to be adaptable to all soil textures, although it grows less vigorously on sandy and clay soils. Blue Grama has moderate alkali, salinity, and low soil fertility tolerance. It is also useful for erosion control projects, given its soil stabilization properties.

In addition to its importance in erosion control, Blue Grama is a very valuable forage species, providing an excellent source of food for livestock and wildlife. Its value extends beyond that, as it is also important for range, watershed, and wildlife habitat improvement projects. A valuable species used in mining and similar reclamation efforts, as well as for low maintenance turf.
 
Resources
NRCS Plant Profile: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BOGR2
NRCS Plant Guide: https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/pg_bogr2.pdf
Additional Resources: https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_bogr2.pdf