Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana Calflora

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Taxon Report

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

Silver beardgrass

2015 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2021 Donald Burk

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2015 Ron Vanderhoff

2005 Steve Matson

Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~25 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Andropogon saccharoides var. torreyanus
JEF	Andropogon torreyanus
PLANTS	Bothriochloa saccharoides var. torreyana
ICPN	Bothriochloa saccharoides
PLANTS	Dichanthium saccharoides bvar. torreyanum
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Information about Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (BOLAT) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/23/2025).