*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. TN (according to specimen cited by FNA and Z) and Alachua County, FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FlGr, FNA25, Il, K4, Mo1, NS, POWO, WH3, Vega (2000); = Bothriochloa intermedia (R.Br.) A.Camus — Tx; = n/a — C; Andropogon bladhii Retzius — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Bothriochloa bladhii - FNA25
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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