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Poaceae
Bothriochloa

not marked as a favorite taxon *Bothriochloa bladhii (Retzius) S.T. Blake. Common name: Australian Bluestem. Phenology: Jun-Dec. Habitat: Road medians, pastures, other disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of subtropical Asia and Africa. Reported from e. Tennessee (according to specimen cited by FNA and Z) and Alachua County, Florida.

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Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K1, K4, Mo1, NS, POWO, WH3, Vega (2000); = Bothriochloa intermedia (R.Br.) A.Camus — Tx; = n/a — C. Basionym: Andropogon bladhii Retzius 1781

Links to other floras: = Bothriochloa bladhii - FNA25

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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