1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Mexico, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas
Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
H2
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.70 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Green, Yellow green, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Do Not over Water, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
1.1 Fragrance
1.1.1 Fragrant Flower
1.2.1 Fragrant Fruit
1.3.1 Fragrant Leaf
1.4.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem
1.6 Showy Foliage
1.7 Showy Bark
1.8 Foliage Texture
1.9 Foliage Sheen
1.10 Evergreen
1.11 Invasive
1.12 Self-Sowing
1.13 Attracts
1.14 Allergy
Not Available
Gastric, Kidney Stone
2 Benefits
2.1 Uses
2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
2.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
2.1.3 Edible Uses
2.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
2.2 Plant Benefits
2.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cuts
Nutrients, Stomach aliments, Treatment of ulcers, Weight loss
2.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Seeds, Stem
2.2.3 Other Uses
Used to feed livestock
Economic Purpose, Used As Food, Used in making beverages
2.3 Used As Indoor Plant
2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
2.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Tropical
3 Scientific Name
3.1 Botanical Name
BOUTELOUA gracilis
ANACARDIUM occidentale
3.2 Common Name
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
Acajou, Cashew
3.2.1 In Hindi
Bouteloua gracilis
काजू के पेड़
3.2.2 In German
Bouteloua Gracilis
Cashew Baum
3.2.3 In French
Bouteloua aristidoides
Anacardier
3.2.4 In Spanish
Chondrosum gracile
árbol de anacardo
3.2.5 In Greek
Bouteloua gracilis
δέντρο κάσιους
3.2.6 In Portuguese
Bouteloua Gracilis
cajueiro
3.2.7 In Polish
Bouteloua Gracilis
drzewo nerkowca
3.2.8 In Latin
Bouteloua Gracilis
cashew ligno
4 Classification
4.1 Kingdom
4.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
4.3 Class
4.4 Order
4.5 Family
4.6 Genus
4.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
4.8 Tribe
Cynodonteae
Not Available
4.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera indica 'Champagne', Pachycormus discolor, Pistacia chinensis
4.10 Number of Species