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Bothriochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon *Bothriochloa ischaemum (Linnaeus) Keng. Common name: King Ranch Bluestem, KR Bluestem, Yellow Bluestem. Phenology: May-Nov (-Apr). Habitat: Highway medians and margins, other disturbed places. Distribution: Native of s. Europe and w. Asia. Reported for SC (Kartesz 1999) and GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009). Reported for s. MO (Thomas 2017). "This species, along with B. laguroides [torreyana], appear to be spreading steadily, especially along the I-81 corridor where they are conspicuous during the late Summer and Fall flowering and fruiting season" (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019).

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Origin/Endemic status: W. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FlGr, FNA25, K4, POWO; = Andropogon ischaemum L. — HC; = n/a — C, RAB; > Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng var. songarica (Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Celarier & J.R.Harlan — ETx1, NcTx, NS, Tx, WH3, Vega (2000). Basionym: Andropogon ischaemum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Bothriochloa ischaemum - FNA25

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