Working List of Grasses for Otero Mesa

There are very few large swaths of black gramma grasslands left in America. The following is presented only as a working list of grasses found on Otero Mesa in southern Eddy County, New Mexico. The list is based on the work by Kelly W. Allred, A Field Guide to the Grasses of New Mexico. This third edition guide is invaluable in learning about the grasses of New Mexico and is available from the Agricultural Experiment Station, P O Box 30003, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003. The species listed below are possible species on Otero Mesa. The boundaries are considered to be the...