Bothriochloa laguroides

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Bothriochloa laguroides
Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. torreyana - silver beardgrass - Flickr - Matt Lavin.jpg
On a roadside in New Mexico
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Genus: Bothriochloa
Species:
B. laguroides
Binomial name
Bothriochloa laguroides
Synonyms
  • Andropogon laguriformis
  • Andropogon laguroides
  • Andropogon tenuirachis
  • Bothriochloa saccharoides var. laguroides

Bothriochloa laguroides, the silver beard grass, is a species of grass in the genus Bothriochloa of the family Poaceae. The species is native to Mexico and South America. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Grass Species Detail Page". cals.arizona.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  2. NRCS. "Bothriochloa laguroides". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  3. Scrivanti, L.R. (2010-01-01). "Allelopathic potential of Bothriochloa laguroides var. laguroides (DC.) Herter (Poaceae: Andropogoneae)". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 205 (5): 302–305. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2009.12.005. hdl: 11336/14744 . ISSN   0367-2530. Archived from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-06-27.