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Family: Poaceae   Grass Family
Plant group comprising one of the largest families of flowering plants. Formerly referred to as Graminae.

Genus: Bouteloua   Grama
Genus of about 40 to 50 species of annual or perennial forage grasses native to North, Central, and South America. Bouteloua derives its name from Claudio Boutelou, a Spaniard botanist. Tribe Eragrosteae.

Scientific Name: Bouteloua hirsuta Lag.
Common Name(s): Hairy Grama, Hairy Grama Grass
Growth Type: perennial
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