Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora | Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng

Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng

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Family: Poaceae
Botanical Name: Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng
Common Name: Yellow Bluestem
Synonym(s): Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng var. songarica (Ruprecht ex Fischer & C.A. Meyer) Celarier & Harlan
Flora of Virginia Name/Status: Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng var. songarica (Ruprecht ex Fischer & C.A. Meyer) Celarier & Harlan
Comments: This species and Bothriochloa 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.

Vars. ischaemum and songarica, based on minor differences of pubescence, are lumped by FNA.
Habitat: Highway medians and adjacent grassy areas where occasionally mowed. Locally common, sw. mountains; also documented in the City of Petersburg.
Native Status: Introduced

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