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Bouteloua curtipendula
sideoats grama
Saguaro National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		sideoats grama
Park Synonyms:

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AZ: SNR
Evidence:		237 Observations, 5 Vouchers, 11 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Badlands National Park	Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	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	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	Colorado National Monument
Coronado National Memorial	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro 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	George Washington Carver National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Jewel Cave National Monument	Joshua Tree National Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mesa Verde National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	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
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Parashant National Monument	Pecos National Historical Park
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Rainbow Bridge National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Tonto National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
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
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/4/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 6:39:21 PM

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