Bouteloua dactyloides (Nuttall) J.T. Columbus. Common name: Buffalo Grass. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Prairies, lawns, disturbed areas. Distribution: MN, MB, and AB south to w. LA, TX, NM, AZ, and widespread in Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, K4, Mex, POWO, Columbus (1999), Peterson, Romaschenko, & Herrera Arrieta (2015); = Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. — Ar, C, ETx1, F, FNA25, G, HC, Il, Mi, Mo1, NcTx, NS; = Buchloë dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm. — Tx; = Bulbilis dactyloides (Nutt.) Raf. — S13. Basionym: Sesleria dactyloides Nutt. 1818
Links to other floras: = Buchloe dactyloides - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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