Calflora: Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana

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Taxon Report 1115

Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter ssp. torreyana (Steud.) Allred & Gould

Silver beardgrass

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Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana, a monocot, is a perennial grass that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


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Plant Characteristics
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Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Bothriochloa
Parent Record	Bothriochloa laguroides

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

TJM2:	Bothriochloa saccharoides
PLANTS:	Andropogon saccharoides var. torreyanus
PLANTS:	Bothriochloa saccharoides var. torreyana
PLANTS:	Dichanthium saccharoides bvar. torreyanum
TJM2:	Andropogon torreyanus

More information about Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (BOLAT)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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