Bothriochloa barbinodis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Bothriochloa barbinodis (Lag.) Herter

Beard grass, Cane beardgrass, Cane bluestem

2006 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2006 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

2013 Keir Morse

2013 Jean Pawek

Bothriochloa barbinodis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (389 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Bothriochloa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Andropogon barbinodis
PLANTS	Andropogon perforatus
PLANTS	Bothriochloa barbinodis var. palmeri
PLANTS	Bothriochloa barbinodis var. perforata
PLANTS	Bothriochloa palmeri

More information about Bothriochloa barbinodis


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BOBA3) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/25/2022).