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Taxon:  Buchloe dactyloides (Nutt.) Engelm.



Summary
Genus:
Buchloe
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Boutelouinae
Nomen number:
8066
Place of publication:
Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 1:432, t. 12, 14, fig. 1-17. 1859
Verified:
10/15/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. 1995
  3. Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
  4. Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. The vascular plants of Iowa. 1994
  5. Englert, J. M. et al. 1999. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
  6. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  7. Gould, F. W. The grasses of Texas. 1975
  8. Johnson, P. G. 2000. An overview of North American native grasses adapted to meet the demand for low-maintenance turf. Diversity 16:40-41.
  9. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  10. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains. 1977
  11. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). Flora of the Great Plains. 1986
  12. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  13. Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
  14. Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas. 1991
  15. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  16. Smith, E. B. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas. 1978
  17. Wu, L. 2000. Buffalograss: this ancient American forage grass may have a future as turf. Diversity 16:42-43.
Common names
Distribution
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=8066. Accessed 22 July 2025.


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