Summary
Place of publication:
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 14:133. 1887
Verified:
02/02/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
- Gould, F. W. The grasses of Texas. 1975
- Hitchcock, A. S. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. 1950
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
- McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
- Welsh, S. L. et al. A Utah flora. 1993
Common names
English
blowout grass –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Kansas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | North Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Oklahoma | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | New Mexico | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Utah | |
Native
Northern America
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Wyoming]
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SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [New Mexico, Texas]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, Utah]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Animal food | forage | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
| Environmental | erosion control | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30905.
Accessed 19 July 2025.