Dichanthium caricosum
Roadside Bluestem
Also known as: Andropogon annulatus var. subrepens Hack. +13 more
- Andropogon annulatus var. subrepens Hack.
- Andropogon caricosus L.
- Andropogon caricosus subsp. genuinus Hack.
- Andropogon curvatus Russell ex Wall.
- Andropogon depressus Steud.
- Apocopis pallidus Hook.f.
- Dichanthium caricosum var. bilobum Y.Mahesh, Rasingam & J.Swamy
- Dichanthium caricosum var. theinlwinii (Bor) de Wet & Harlan
- Dichanthium pallidum (Hook.f.) Stapf ex C.E.C.Fisch.
- Dichanthium theinlwinii Bor
- Heteropogon concinnus Thwaites
- Heteropogon tenellus (Roxb.) Schult.
- Lepeocercis serrata Trin.
- Sorghum caricosum (L.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Dichanthium caricosum (commonly known as Roadside Bluestem) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
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)
Colombia, Cook Is., Cuba, Fiji, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.