Warm season perennial native grass. Adapted to a wide variety of soils ... The ligule is truncated and has a fringe of hairs. Auricles are absent. Seed heads of Blue grama resemble a human eyebrow.

Because it feeds principally on blue grama, a preferred forage plant of livestock, it can become a serious pest during grasshopper outbreaks. Estimates based on body weight indicate that an individual ...