Bouteloua eriopoda (Torr.) Torr.

"Black grama"; distinguished from all other gramas by having the stems densely pubescent below the nodes.

An inflorescence near the entrance of Box Canyon on the southwestern side of the Florida Mountains, Luna County, New Mexico, 25 Aug 2008.

Closer view of a primary branch of the inflorescence, near the entrance of Box Canyon on the southwestern side of the Florida Mountains, 25 Aug 2008.

Plant habit near the entrance of Box Canyon on the southwestern side of the Florida Mountains, 25 Aug 2008.

Plant habit on the east side of the Caballo Mountains, Sierra County, New Mexico, 18 Aug 2013.

A stem, showing pubescence; along the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre Springs on the east side of the Organ Mountains, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 24 Sep 2005.

Inflorescences on the Jornada del Muerto LTER, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, 15 Dec 2007.

Inflorescences at Aguirre Springs, 24 Sep 2005.

A primary branch of an inflorescence at Aguirre Springs, 24 Sep 2005.

Plant habit along the Pine Tree Trail at Aguirre Springs on the east side of the Organ Mountains, 24 Sep 2005.

Bouteloua eriopoda grassland at the Jornada del Muerto LTER, 15 Dec 2007.