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§1 Plant

Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.

vernacular James' galleta — species · Poaceae


USDA
PLJA
GBIF
2702843 syn.
Rank
species
James' galleta (Pleuraphis jamesii)
Platephotograph · Tim MessickCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Graminoid
Duration
Perennial
Group
Monocot
Family
Poaceae Barnhart
Genus
Pleuraphis
§2a

Native status, by region

  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 96 counties across 9 states/territories
Legend Native · 96 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
High
Shade
High
Moisture use
Low
Fire
Medium
Salinity
Medium
Anaerobic
None
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-23 °F minimum
Frost-free days
130 min.
Precipitation
6–18 in/yr
pH range
6.6–8.4
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Rhizomatous
Growth rate
Slow
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
2 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Summer
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
151,850
Propagation
seed
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Routinely Available
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
High
Graze palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Medium
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 96 counties across 9 states/territories.

Arizona view state ↗ 6 N
Colorado view state ↗ 20 N
Kansas view state ↗ 4 N
Nevada view state ↗ 11 N
New Mexico view state ↗ 25 N
Oklahoma view state ↗ 1 N
Texas view state ↗ 8 N
Utah view state ↗ 18 N
Wyoming view state ↗ 3 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/PLJA ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2702843 ↗

Record version

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usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26

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