Bouteloua barbata

A small, annual caterpillariform grama. Awn length varies substantially.

Inflorescences of a comparatively short-awned plant west of Tularosa, Otero County, New Mexico, 15 Sep 2008.

A primary branch of the inflorescence of a comparatively short-awned plant west of Tularosa, 15 Sep 2008.

Plant habit, west of Tularosa, 15 Sep 2008.

Plant habit near Tortugas Mountain, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, 2 Oct 2005.

Primary branches of the inflorescence near Tortugas Mountain, 2 Oct 2005. This is a comparatively long-awned plant, and the inflorescences are beginning to disarticulate.