Poaceae Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths

Blue Grama

Montana Indian - Other, Season Indicator

Use documented by:
Blankinship, J. W., 1905, Native Economic Plants of Montana, Bozeman. Montana Agricultural College Experimental Station, Bulletin 56, page 8

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Scientific name: Bouteloua gracilis (Willd. ex Kunth) Lag. ex Griffiths
USDA symbol: BOGR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Blue Grama
Family: Poaceae
Family (APG): Poaceae
Native American Tribe: Montana Indian
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Season Indicator
Notes: Plant used to foretell winter, one fruit spike-mild winter and more fruit spikes-severe winter.

RECRD: 60529 id: 7439

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