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Bouteloua gracilis
Blue Grama Grass
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Bouteloua gracilis (Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Blue Grama Grass
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Bouteloua, Species Bouteloua gracilis


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		CO: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 2 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Aztec Ruins National Monument	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Big Bend National Park	Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Bryce Canyon National Park	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Canyonlands National Park	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Coronado National Memorial
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Basin National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Jewel Cave National Monument
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Mojave National Preserve	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	Nez Perce National Historical Park
Niobrara National Scenic River	Parashant National Monument
Pecos National Historical Park	Petrified Forest National Park
Petroglyph National Monument	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site	White Sands National Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yucca House National Monument	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	2/9/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/25/2025 5:18:32 PM

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