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Bouteloua (breviseta)

Morris J. Houck, Jr.
USDA NRCS - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center
3776 Farm Road 1292
Knox City, Texas 79529-2514
(940) 658-3922
(940) 658-3047 (fax)
mhouck@tx.nrcs.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/txpmc
Family Scientific Name: Poaceae
Family Common Name: Grass Family
Scientific Name: Bouteloua breviseta Vasey.
Common Name: Chino grama
Species Code: BOBR
Ecotype: Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, 4,000 ft. elevation.
General Distribution: Trans-Pecos, locally abundant in areas of gypsum sands at the leeward sides of gypsum lake-beds, summer-fall; also southern New Mexico.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Stock Type: Field production. Height: 1ft. Caliper: N/A. Root System: Knotty or subrhizomatous base.
Propagule Collection: Collected at NRCS James E. `Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas by Ray Cragar and Lynn Pace on 11/08/1990.
Propagule Processing: Seed Processing: Seed harvested either direct combine or flail-vac. Seed cleaned with shaker air-screen separation, at the NRCS PMC.
Seeds/Kg: N/A.
Germination: 28%.
Purity: 38%.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seed Treatment: Direct seeding on listed beds, irrigation, cultivation and fertilization.
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 Field production planting.
Establishment Phase: Sowing Date: Spring.

Emergence and Date: 100% emergence within seven days with first
irrigation in April.

Sowing/Planting Technique: Direct seeding with grass drill.

Establishment Phase: N/A.
Active Growth Phase: Rapid Growth Phase: N/A.
Hardening Phase: Hardening Phase: N/A.
Harvesting, Storage and Shipping: Harvest Date: Late summer - early fall.

Total Time To Harvest: July-October.

Storage Conditions: Temperature regulated seed storage at 50ยง Fahrenheit/50% Humidity.
Length of Storage: <b>Storage Duration:</b> 7 months.
References: Hitchcock 1971, 541-542; Gould 1978, 351; NRCS James E. `Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center, Knox City, Texas, Plant Collection Information, PM-580.

Citation:

Esquivel, Rudy G.. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Propagules (seeds, cuttings, poles, etc.) Bouteloua breviseta Vasey. plants USDA NRCS - James E. "Bud" Smith Plant Materials Center Knox City, Texas. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/04/11). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.