Bothriochloa saccharoides
Silver Bluestem
Also known as: Amphilophis saccharoides (Sw.) Nash +12 more
- Amphilophis saccharoides (Sw.) Nash
- Andropogon bertheroanus Hochst. ex Steud.
- Andropogon saccharoides subsp. genuinus Hack.
- Andropogon saccharoides Sw.
- Andropogon saccharoides var. genuinus Hack.
- Andropogon saccharoides var. saccharoides
- Andropogon saccharoides var. typicus Hack.
- Bothriochloa saccharoides var. saccharoides
- Dichanthium saccharoides (Sw.) Roberty
- Holcus saccharoides (Sw.) Stuck.
- Holcus saccharoides subsp. saccharoides
- Sorghum saccharoides (Sw.) Kuntze
- Sorghum saccharoides var. saccharoides
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Bothriochloa saccharoides (commonly known as Silver Bluestem) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, South-Central U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, California, Chile Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Texas, Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Germany, Italy, Palestine
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms