Names
Scientific Name: Bouteloua rothrockii
Synonym: Bouteloua barbata var. rothrockii
Common Names: Rothrock’s grama, navajita liebrero
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Grass
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Deserts and canyons
Flower Color: N/A
Flowering Season: August-October
Height: To 2 feet
Description: Short-lived perennial grass with branched stems, which distinguish Rothrock’s grama from the similar Sixweeks grama, an annual bunch grass. The fresh anthers of this species are red.
Special Characteristics
Bouteloua species like Rothrock’s provide seeds for many birds and small mammals, including kangaroo rats, pocket mice, prairie dogs and jackrabbits.
Classification
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
SOURCES:
Southwest Environmental Information Network Website: swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php
Kearney, T. H., Peebles, R. H. et al. 1942. Flowering plants and ferns of Arizona, p137. Misc. Publication 423, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Hauser, A. Scott 2005. Bouteloua barbata. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ [2013, December 10].
