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*Bothriochloa pertusa (Linnaeus) A. Camus. Common name: Pitted Bluestem. Phenology: Oct-Jan. Habitat: Disturbed areas, especially over calcareous substrates (like roadsides, pastures, and disturbed prairies of the Black Belt). Distribution: Native of s. and se. Asia. Introduced at scattered sites in e. North America, including FL, LA, MD, MS (FNA, Kartesz 1999), and AL (Diamond, England, & Dykes 2013).

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FlGr, FNA25, K4, NS, POWO, Tx, WH3, Vega (2000); = Andropogon pertusus (L.) Willd. — HC; = n/a — C; Holcus pertusus Linnaeus. Basionym: Holcus pertusus L. 1771

Links to other floras: = Bothriochloa pertusa - FNA25

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