Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Bothriochloa Kuntze
BEARDGRASS
Classification
POALES
Bothriochloa
Citation
BOTHRIOCHLOA Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 762. 1891.
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TYPE: Bothriochloa anamitica Kuntze
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Bothriochloa barbinodis CANE BLUESTEM Not Native FACU (NWPL)
Bothriochloa bladhii AUSTRALIAN BEARDGRASS Not Native FACU (NWPL)
Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica KING RANCH BLUESTEM; YELLOW BLUESTEM Not Native
Bothriochloa laguroides subsp. torreyana SILVER BLUESTEM; SILVER BEARDGRASS Native
Bothriochloa pertusa PITTED BEARDGRASS Not Native
Identification Key
1.  Sessile spikelet 4.5-7.3 mm long, pedicellate spikelet 3-4 mm long
1.  Sessile spikelet 2.5-4.5 mm long, pedicellate spikelet 1.5-4.5 mm long
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2.  Panicle with 10-20 branches, the primary rachis longer than the branches
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2.  Panicel with 1-8 branches, the primary rachis shorter than the branches
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3.  Panicles reddish when mature; hairs below the sessile spikelets about 1/4 as long as the spikelets, sparse, not obscuring the spikelets
3.  Panicles silvery-white or light tan; hairs below the sessile spikelets at least 1/2 as long as the spikelets, copious, at least somewhat obscuring the spikelets
4.  Lower glumes of sessile spikelet without a glandular pit
4.  Lower glumes of sessile spikelet with a conspicuous glandular pit
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Amphilophis Amphilophis Nash, in Britton, Man. Fl. N. States 71. 1901. TYPE: Amphilophis torreyanus (Steudel) Nash (Andropogon torreyanus Steudel)