Bouteloua is a genus of plants in the grass family Poaceae.

[6] Bouteloua includes both annual and perennial grasses, which frequently form stolons.

[7] Species have an inflorescence of 1 to 80 racemes or spikes positioned alternately on the culm (stem).

[7] It also occurs in the Ciénaga de Zapata Biosphere Reserve of Cuba.

[14] Many species are important livestock forage, especially Bouteloua gracilis (blue grama).