L48 (I), Hi (I)PlantaeSpecies
Caucasian Bluestem
Bothriochloa bladhii
(Retz.) S.T.Blake
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Grass family
Genus
Bothriochloa
Species
Bothriochloa bladhii
Lifecycle & Ecology
Duration
Perennial
Growth Habit
Graminoid
Active Growth
Summer
EdibleNo
US Distribution
Found in 10 states
Present
Not Present
Also Known As
Andropogon intermediusBothriochloa caucasicaBothriochloa intermediaAndropogon bladhiiAndropogon caucasicusDichanthium bladhiiBothriochloa inundataAndropogon vachelliiAndropogon punctatusAndropogon intermedius var. acidulaAmphilophis odorataCymbopogon odoratusAmphilophis intermediaDichanthium glabrum var. punctatumSorghum montanumDichanthium odoratumDichanthium caucasicumSorghum intermediumAndropogon perfossusAndropogon haenkeiAndropogon leptanthusAmphilophis intermedia var. acidulaRhaphis strictaBothriochloa odorataBothriochloa punctataDichanthium intermediumAnatherum montanumDichanthium ischaemum subvar. intermediumBothriochloa haenkeiBothriochloa bladhii var. punctataAndropogon inundatusSorghum caucasicumBothriochloa anamiticaAmphilophis haenkeiLepeocercis bladhii
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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