familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Chloridoideae
tribePoaceae tribe Cynodonteae
genusBouteloua
subgenusBouteloua subg. Bouteloua
speciesBouteloua curtipendula
varietyBouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula

Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula

J.K. Wipff
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 254.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Cindy Roché, Linda A. Vorobik

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants not cespitose, with long rhizomes. Culms solitary or in small clumps. Blades 3-7 mm, flat. Panicles with 40-70 branches, averaging 3-7 spikelets per branch. Glumes and lemmas typically purple or purple-tinged; anthers red or red-orange, infrequently yellow, orange, or purple. 2n = 40, 41-66.

Distribution

W.Va., Alta., B.C., Man., Ont., Sask., Ala., Ariz., Ga., Ill., Ind., Ky., Md., Mich., Minn., Miss., N.Dak., Nebr., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., S.Dak., Tenn., Utah, Wis., Wyo., Conn., Idaho, Maine, S.C., Fla., Tex., La., Va., Colo., Ark., D.C., Pacific Islands (Hawaii), Oreg., Wash., Iowa, Kans., Okla., Mo., Mont.

Discussion

Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula is the common variety of B. curtipendula in most of the Flora region. It grows on rich, loamy, well-drained prairie soils. Its elevational range extends from below 100 m to 2500 m.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

No values specified."decumbent" is not a number.

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2n chromosome atypical quantity
20 +
2n chromosome quantity
41 +  and 66 +
Abaxial ligule presence
absent +
Abaxial ligule quantity
common +
Adaxial cell presence
absent +
Adaxial cell shape
bulliform +
Adaxial cell structure in adjective form
stomatal +
Adaxial ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Adaxial ligule length or size
longer +
Adaxial ligule presence
absent +
Adaxial ligule texture
membranous +
Anther coloration
purple +, orange +, yellow +, red-orange +  and red +
Anther quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Anther some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Apex architecture or shape
entire +
Apical cell height or length or size
short +
Apical cell width
Wide (?) +
Arm cell anatomy
kranz +
Arm cell presence
absent +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
J.K. Wipff +
Authority
(Michx.) Torr. +
Awn atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Awn development
unequally-developed +
Awn height or length or size
short +
Awn orientation
arising +
Awn quantity
3 +
Back shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Base architecture
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
Base arrangement
close +
Base fusion
not fused +
Base height or length or size
short +
Base position
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
Base size
swelling +
Base texture
membranous +
Base width
thick +
Blade architecture
not pseudopetiolate +
Blade architecture or arrangement
radiate +
Blade architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Blade length
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Blade position
adaxial +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade pubescence
pubescent +
Blade pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Blade shape
folded +  and flat +
Blade some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Branch architecture
subdigitate +  and digitate +
Branch architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Branch arrangement
racemose +
Branch atypical quantity
12 (?) +
Branch atypical some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (?) +
Branch duration
deciduous +
Branch orientation
reflexed +
Branch quantity
40;70 +
Branch shape
spikelike +
Branch some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Branch texture
not woody +
Cell shape
triangular +  and dome--shaped +
Central awn some measurement
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
Cilium architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Cilium length or size
sometimes longer +
Cilium texture
membranous +
Clump size
Small (?) +
Column quantity
single +
Culm architecture
branched +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
in small clumps +  and solitary +
Culm duration
annual +
Culm growth form
climbing +
Culm growth form or location
floating +
Culm growth form or orientation
decumbent +
Culm orientation
erect +
Culm size
small +  and large +
Culm some measurement
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (80 cm800 mm <br />0.8 m <br />) +
Culm texture
not woody +
Distal floret architecture
staminate +
Distal floret reproduction
sterile +
Distal floret size
reduced +
Distal floret some measurement
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Distal floret variability
variable +
Distal tip architecture or shape
entire +
Distal tip shape
bifurcate +
Distribution
W.Va. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Ont. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Utah +, Wis. +, Wyo. +, Conn. +, Idaho +, Maine +, S.C. +, Fla. +, Tex. +, La. +, Va. +, Colo. +, Ark. +, D.C. +, Pacific Islands (Hawaii) +, Oreg. +, Wash. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Okla. +, Mo. +  and Mont. +
Embryo architecture or shape
cleft +
Embryo presence
absent +
Embryo shape
not waisted +
Embryo size
large +
Endosperm texture
hard +
Filament shape
capillary +
Floret architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Floret arrangement
adjacent +
Floret atypical quantity
3 +
Floret height or length or size
shorter +
Floret lemma architecture
3-veined +
Floret lemma architecture or shape
bilobed +  and entire +
Floret lemma shape
4-lobed +  and trilobed +
Floret length or size
sometimes longer +
Floret palea architecture
2-veined +
Floret prominence
rudimentary +
Floret quantity
1 +  and 2 +
Floret reproduction
sterile +  and bisexual +
Floret shape
round +  and compressed +
Floret size
reduced +
Fusoid cell presence
absent +
Genus quantity
1 +
Glume architecture
1-veined +
Glume architecture or shape
awned +
Glume coloration
purple-tinged +  and purple +
Glume height or length or size
shorter +
Glume length or size
shorter or longer +
Glume position
subtending +
Glume pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrous +
Glume quantity
both +  and 1 +
Glume shape
acuminate +  and acute +
Glume size
unequal +
Group quantity
3 +
Hair architecture
papillose-based +
Hair quantity
lacking +
Hair relief
coarse +
Hair shape
uncinate +
Hilum arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Hilum coloration or relief
punctate +
Hilum height or length or size
short +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Linda A. Vorobik +  and Cindy Roché +
Inflorescence architecture
pistillate +
Inflorescence arrangement
paniculate +  and racemose +
Inflorescence fusion
distinct +
Inflorescence position
axillary +
Inflorescence position or structure subtype
terminal +
Internode architecture
hollow +  and solid +
Internode shape
elongate +
Layer presence
not absent +
Leaf arrangement
distributed +
Leaf margin arrangement
Overlapping (?) +
Leaf position
basal +
Lemma architecture
5-veined +, 7-13-veined +  and 1-3-veined +
Lemma architecture or shape
awned +
Lemma coloration
purple-tinged +  and purple +
Lemma pubescence
glabrous +
Ligule architecture or pubescence or shape
ciliate +
Ligule length or size
sometimes longer +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule some measurement
0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
Ligule texture
membranous +
Lobe texture
membranous +
Lodicule presence
absent +
Lodicule prominence
inconspicuous +
Lodicule quantity
2 +
Lower glume height or length or size
usually shorter +
Lower glume quantity
1/2 +
Lower glume some measurement
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Lowest floret size
sterile +
Lowest lemma architecture
3-veined +
Lowest lemma pubescence
scabrous-strigose +  and glabrous +
Lowest lemma relief
rugose +
Lowest lemma shape
3-lobed +  and acute +
Lowest lemma some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
Lowest palea shape
acute +
Marginal hair arrangement
adjacent +
Marginal hair fragility
stiff +
Marginal hair relief
coarse +
Microhair presence
absent +
Midrib architecture
simple +
Mucro height or length or size
short +
Node prominence
concealed +  and prominent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Ovary pubescence
glabrous +
Palea shape
keeled +
Paleum quantity
3 +  and no +
Panicle architecture
secund +
Panicle branch atypical quantity
1 +
Panicle branch height or length or size
short +
Panicle branch quantity
4 (80) +
Panicle some measurement
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Pericarp architecture or fragility
loose +
Pericarp arrangement
separating +
Pericarp condition or texture
dry +
Pericarp fusion
free +
Pericarp texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Raceme shape
spikelike +
Rachis prominence
evident +
Rachis shape
elongate +
Reference
None +
Rhizome length or size
long +
Row quantity
2 +
Scale shape
flabellate +
Sheath architecture
open +
Sheath condition
closed +
Sheath pubescence
glabrous +
Source xml
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Spikelet architecture
sessile +  and subsessile +
Spikelet architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Spikelet arrangement
imbricate +
Spikelet atypical quantity
15 (1) +
Spikelet fixation
attached +
Spikelet fixation or orientation
appressed +
Spikelet position or shape
distal +
Spikelet presence
absent +
Spikelet quantity
3 +  and 7 +
Spikelet reproduction
bisexual +
Spikelet shape
terete +, compressed +  and pectinate +
Spikelet variability
alike +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Starch-grain architecture
compound +  and simple +
Starch-grain presence
absent +
Style-branch atypical quantity
4 +  and 1 +
Style-branch quantity
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Style arrangement
separate +
Style quantity
2 +
Synonyms
Gramineae +
Taxon architecture
staminate +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula +
Taxon parent
Bouteloua curtipendula +
Taxon rank
variety +
Taxon reproduction
dioecious +
Tissue coloration
hyaline +
Tissue texture
membranous +
Upper glume some measurement
0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
Vein architecture
excurrent +
Vein presence
absent +
Vein quantity
7 (?) +  and 13 (?) +
Vein size
extended +
Vein some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Volume
Volume 25 +
Whole organism architecture
rhizomatous +  and stoloniferous +
Whole organism arrangement or pubescence
tufted +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +  and not cespitose +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
aquatic +  and terrestrial +
Whole organism reproduction
synoecious +
Whole organism variability
various +
X chromosome atypical quantity
12 +
X chromosome quantity
10 +