Herb latin name: Blue Grama,Blue Grama Extract

Latin name: Bouteloua gracilis

Synonyms: Bouteloua oligostachyaBouteloua oligostachya

Family: Gramineae (Grass Family)

Medicinal use of Blue Grama: The chewed roots have been applied to cuts. Adecoction of the whole plant has been used as apost-partum medicine.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Deserts and prairies.

Edible parts of Blue Grama: Seed - raw or cooked. It can be ground into a powder, mixed with water and eaten as a mush, often with corn meal. It is also used to make bread.

Other uses of the herb: The grass is sometimes used in the fill of coiled basketry. The stems can be used as a comb and broom material. The blades can be bundled by a cord and the stiff end used as a hair comb whilst the other end can be used as a broom.

Propagation of Blue Grama: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. Only just cover the seed. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when large enough to handle and grow on for at least the first winter in a greenhouse. Plant out in early summer. Division.

Cultivation of the herb: Deserts and prairies.

Known hazards of Bouteloua gracilis: None known

Herb latin name: Blue Grama,Blue Grama Extract

Latin name: Bouteloua gracilis

Synonyms: Bouteloua oligostachyaBouteloua oligostachya

Family: Gramineae (Grass Family)

Medicinal use of Blue Grama: The chewed roots have been applied to cuts. Adecoction of the whole plant has been used as apost-partum medicine.

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Habitat of the herb: the herb: Deserts and prairies.

Edible parts of Blue Grama: Seed - raw or cooked. It can be ground into a powder, mixed with water and eaten as a mush, often with corn meal. It is also used to make bread.

Other uses of the herb: The grass is sometimes used in the fill of coiled basketry. The stems can be used as a comb and broom material. The blades can be bundled by a cord and the stiff end used as a hair comb whilst the other end can be used as a broom.

Propagation of Blue Grama: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse. Only just cover the seed. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when large enough to handle and grow on for at least the first winter in a greenhouse. Plant out in early summer. Division.

Cultivation of the herb: Deserts and prairies.

Known hazards of Bouteloua gracilis: None known