Gramma (Noun)
Meaning
Pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Bunchgrass species such as grama often dominate areas with relatively high soil quality.
- Buffalograss and gramagrass are highly palatable to livestock, but are difficult to establish from seed.
- Blue grama is one of several key native grasses found in prairie communities.
- Mixed communities of native short- and mid-grasses, such as blue grama, can occur with sparse shrubs.
- Big bluestem, little bluestem, switchgrass, indiangrass, and big and little grama grasses all offer important conservation values.