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sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) observed in Nineveh Township, IN, USA

iNaturalist · 2026-06-13

A sideoats grama grass was spotted in Nineveh Township, Indiana — a native prairie grass notable enough to be Texas's state grass, turning up in a casual naturalist observation.

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Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) was observed in Nineveh Township, Johnson County, Indiana

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The observation was submitted to iNaturalist, contributing a georeferenced data point to citizen-science biodiversity records

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The species is a native warm-season prairie grass with distinctive seed arrangement along one side of the stem, making it recognizable to naturalists

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