Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)

NPS/Gordon Dietzman Prairie Home Introduction Found in dry prairie, sideoats have a dense root system that allows them to survive droughts. Small seeds are carried on one side of the stem and are purplish in the fall when they mature. This attractive grass is a moderately aggressive plant, but is an important grass of dry prairies. It is a nutritious forage plant that's useful well into winter for wildlife. This makes it an important forage plant in prairies. Find It Grey Cloud Dunes Scientific and Natural Area Coldwater Spring Want to Help Us Better Understand the Park? See our iNaturalist project, "The Life of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area" and contribute to it by downloading the iNaturalist app and uploading your sightings of this species, and others, to the project. You can also upload your sightings from your computer.