Dilley Germplasm Slender Grama  (Bouteloua repens (Kunth) Scribn. & Merr.) Warm season perennial grass native to southern Texas. It is low-growing, 1 – 2 ½ feet in height. The grass produces multiple heads that bear 5 – 9 seed spikes, each bearing 5 – 8 seeds. Will flower and produce seed throughout the year. Individual plants are long lived and frequently reseeds itself.

Adaptation: Will persist on sand, sandy loam, clay and clay loam soil types and it is compatible in plantings with other native species. Has shown good performance in the South Texas Plains, Gulf Prairie and Marshes and Coastal Sand Plains regions of South Texas.

Uses: Developed for use in highway right-of-way seeding, native rangeland restoration and wildlife plantings in the Rio Grande Plains of Texas. The poor forage value increases its utility in erosion control and in disturbed areas in which grazing animals cannot be excluded.