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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Gypsum Grama

Bouteloua breviseta
native · Central Texas

Gypsum Grama is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 2.5 ft tall. Blooms white in mid summer.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Grass
Height
About 2.5 ft
Bloom
Mid Summer · white
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter

Where it grows

1 occurrence record in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.