Bothriochloa barbinodis (Lagasca y Segura) Herter. Common name: Cane Bluestem, Pinhole Bluestem. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Sandy or rocky limestone soils, eastward in disturbed areas, including roadsides. Distribution: OK and TX west to CA, south into Mexico, n. Central America, and South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FlGr, FNA25, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, WH3; = n/a — RAB; > Amphilophis barbinodis (Lag.) Nash — S13; > Amphilophis perforatus (Hack.) Nash — S13; > Andropogon barbinodis Lag. — HC; > Andropogon perforatus Trin. ex E.Fourn. — HC; > Bothriochloa barbinodis (Lag.) Herter var. barbinodis — ETx1, NcTx, Tx; > Bothriochloa barbinodis (Lag.) Herter var. perforata (Trin. ex E.Fourn.) Gould — ETx1, NcTx, Tx; > Bothriochloa perforata (Trin. ex E.Fourn.) Herter — Vega (2000). Basionym: Andropogon barbinodis Lag. 1816
Links to other floras: = Bothriochloa barbinodis - FNA25
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
- Midwest: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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