Species

Silver Beardgrass

Bothriochloa torreyana

(Steud.) Scrivanti & Anton

Taxonomy

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Bothriochloa

Species

Bothriochloa torreyana

Lifecycle & Ecology

Growth Habit

Graminoid

EdibleNo

Also Known As

Dichanthium saccharoides subvar. torreyanumBothriochloa saccharoides var. torreyanaAndropogon saccharoides var. torreyanusAmphilophis torreyanaAndropogon jamesiiAndropogon saccharoides var. glaucusAndropogon saccharoides var. pulvinatusBothriochloa saccharoides var. pulvinataAndropogon torreyanusBothriochloa laguroides var. torreyanaAndropogon hassleri var. aristatusBothriochloa laguroides subsp. torreyana

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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