PLANTS Profile for Bothriochloa bladhii (Caucasian bluestem)

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Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake
Caucasian bluestem

Symbol:

BOBL

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

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Photo of Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

Andropogon intermedius

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Australia. Usage Requirements.

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Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

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Synonyms:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

	ANBL3	Andropogon bladhii Retz.
	ANCA20	Andropogon caucasicus Trin.
	ANIN7	Andropogon intermedius R. Br.
	BOCA3	Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C.E. Hubbard
	BOIN80	Bothriochloa intermedia (R. Br.) A. Camus

Distribution:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake


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USA (CO, FL, HI, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 17 species in Bothriochloa or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Bothriochloa bladhii ssp. glabra

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Bothriochloa Kuntze – beardgrass
Species	Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake – Caucasian bluestem

Introduced Information:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

FAC

FAC*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41484.

Related Web Sites:
Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T. Blake

Grass Varieties in the United States

Purdue University, Center for New Crops & Plants Products: abstract & bibliography

Time Generated: 01/17/2009 09:32 AM MST