Taxon:  Bouteloua barbata Lag.



Summary
Genus:
Bouteloua
Section:
Barbata
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Boutelouinae
Nomen number:
7520
Place of publication:
Varied. Ci. 2(4):141.  1805
Verified:
02/13/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
32 (31  active, 6  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Bouteloua barbata Lag. var. barbata (5 active accession[s])
Bouteloua barbata Lag. var. rothrockii (Vasey) Gould (4 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Gould, F. W. 1979. The genus Bouteloua (Poaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 66:400-402.
  3. Herrera-Arrieta, Y. et al. 2004. Revisión de Bouteloua Lag. (Poaceae) Note: CIIDIR Unidad Durango, CONABIO, & Editorial Filo de Agua
  4. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  5. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  6. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  7. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
  8. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47 Note: = Chondrosum barbata (Lag.) Clayton
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsix-weeks grama  1Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoChihuahua McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoCoahuila de Zaragoza McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo León McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoZacatecas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColorados. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoAguascalientes McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuanajuato McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornias.Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesNevada  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesUtah Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47 Note: = Chondrosum barbata (Lag.) Clayton
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (s.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (s.), Nevada, Utah]
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro]
Naturalized
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)
  1. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
  2. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
  3. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  4. Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
  5. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47 Note: = Chondrosum barbata (Lag.) Clayton
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7520. Accessed 15 April 2026.