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Bouteloua megapotamica is a perennial grass native to southern tropical America, with a scattered range from Mexico to Argentina. It is a warm-season grass that suits dry, sunny sites.
Bouteloua megapotamica is a species of grass in the genus Bouteloua, family Poaceae. It has a disjunct distribution in Mexico, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bouteloua megapotamica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
