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Grama: A Disambiguation
The term "Grama" encompasses various meanings, ranging from botanical references to legal acts and even personal names. This page explores the different facets of the term.
Botanical Definition
- Common Name: Grama, Grama Grass
- Scientific Name: Genus Bouteloua
- Description: Grama refers to several pasture grasses belonging to the genus Bouteloua. These grasses typically form dense tufts or mats.
- Distribution: Grama grasses are found in western North America and South America.
- Habitat: They are often used as pasturage. They are native to the short and tall grass prairies.
- Morphology: Grama grasses may grow in tufts or clumps, or they can spread via creeping horizontal stems.
Considerations for Pets
- Some grama grasses form dense tufts.
- Some grama grasses spread by creeping horizontal stems above or below ground.
Specific Grama Grasses Mentioned:
- Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)
- Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula): Described as a bunchy or sod-forming grass with 2-3 ft stems in erect, wiry clumps, bearing purplish, oat-like spikelets.
Other Meanings of "Grama"
- Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA): Refers to records laws in Utah.
Other Mentions
- People: Several individuals named Grama are referenced, including Ioana Grama, Ananth Grama, Emanuela Grama, Ion Grama, Grama Maria, Geta Grama.
- Organizations: Pallavan Grama Bank, Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama, Grama Vidiyal Microfinance Limited, Pandyan Grama Bank.