blue grama
noun
: a low-growing perennial grama (Bouteloua gracilis) having slender curly leaves that is an important forage grass especially in the Great Plains
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The Leonard's skipper can be found in perennial grasses and host plants such as little bluestem, blue grama, and bent grass.
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Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
Replace your lawn with buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis), or purple three-awn grass (Aristida purpurea).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
The window to fertilize warm-season grasses (Buffalo, blue grama and Bermuda) is now through early August.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2019
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Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
Replace your lawn with buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides), blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis), or purple three-awn grass (Aristida purpurea).
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
The window to fertilize warm-season grasses (Buffalo, blue grama and Bermuda) is now through early August.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 11 June 2019
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“Blue grama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20grama. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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