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  • Herbaceous elements such as Bouteloua breviseta, Bouteloua gracilis and B. hirsuta, among others, become dominant near the Sierra Madre Occidental.

    Chihuahuan desert 2008

  • The herbaceous stratum is poorly developed, but species such as Bouteloua curtipendula, B. rothrockii and Hilaria semplei can be found.

    Balsas dry forests 2007

  • Eragrostoid grasses, including the genera Bouteloua, Buchloe, Eragrostis, Hilaria, and Setaria increase in importance in Ecoregion 34b compared to 34a.

    Ecoregions of Texas (EPA) 2009

  • The scrub stratum is composed mainly of Acacia farnesian, and Eysenhardtia polystachya, and herbaceous stratum is composed of Bouteloua filiformis, B. curtipendula, Hilaria cenchroides, Muhlenbergia stricta, and M. rigida.

    Bajío dry forests 2007

  • The tall vegetation in this ecoregion (1 meters (m)) grows at sea level on top of reddish soils; Tridens texanus, Trichachne hitchcockii, Aristida roemeriana, Tridens muticus and Bouteloua radicosa are some of the most common species.

    Western Gulf coastal grasslands 2009

  • Parts of this region consisted of open woods of mesquite, with a pronounced understory of grasses which often contained a layer of taller species such as hooded finger grass (Chloris cucullata), and a layer of shorter grasses such as grama (Bouteloua spp.)

    Tamaulipan mezquital 2008

  • From a structural standpoint, the short stature of the dominant sod-forming grasses, grama (Bouteloua gracilis) and buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), separate the Western Short Grasslands from other units.

    Western short grasslands 2008

  • For example, eastern forb species such as Liatris pycnostachya and Coreopsis grandiflora are largely limited to the alfisols of the Eastern Marginal prairies, while grasses such as Bouteloua hirsuta and Muhlenbergia reverchonii, as well as a diversity of species in the genus Dalea are generally found on the mollisols of the White Rock Cuesta.

    Texas blackland prairies 2008

  • Herbaceous elements are present and include Plantago linearis, Bouteloua hirsuta, and Commelina coelestis.

    San Lucan xeric scrub 2008

  • They include side-oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda), and purple three-awn (Aristida purpurea).

    Chihuahuan desert 2008

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