Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) became the "Official Grass" of Texas in (1971).  Sideoats is a small clump forming grass.  It has delicately showy, reddish orange stems and two rows of small flowers mostly on one side.  The seeds have an oat-like resemblance.  Sideoats can be easily identified by the papilla based hairs at the lower part of the leaf.

Texas' State Grass - Sideoats Grama

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