View source for Bothriochloa barbinodis

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|accepted_name=Bothriochloa barbinodis
|accepted_authority=(Lag.) Herter
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|common_names=Cane bluestem
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|name=Bothriochloa barbinodis var. perforata
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|name=Andropogon barbinodis
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|rank=species
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|hierarchy=Poaceae;Poaceae subfam. Panicoideae;Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae;Bothriochloa;Bothriochloa barbinodis
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Poaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Poaceae subfam. Panicoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Bothriochloa]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Bothriochloa barbinodis]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 25
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|treatment_page=page 642
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Culms </b>60-120 cm tall, rarely more than 2 mm thick, erect, geniculate at the base, often branched at maturity, not glaucous below the nodes; nodes hirsute, hairs 3-4 mm, mostly erect to ascending, tan or off-white. <b>Leaves</b> cauline; ligules 1-2 mm, often erose; blades 20-30 cm long, 2-7 mm wide, not glaucous, glabrous or sparingly pilose near the throat. <b>Panicles</b> 5-14(20) cm on the larger shoots, oblong to somewhat fan-shaped, silvery-white; rachises 5-10 cm, straight, exserted or partially included in the sheath, with numerous branches; branches 4-9 cm, erect, with several rames; rame internodes with a membranous groove wider than the margins, margins densely pilose, longest hairs 3-7 mm, concentrated distally. <b>Sessile</b> spikelets 4.5-7.3 mm; lower glumes short pilose, with or without a dorsal pit; awns 20-35 mm; anthers 0.5-1 mm, often remaining within the spikelet. <b>Pedicellate</b> spikelets 3-4 mm, narrowly lanceolate, sterile. <b>2n</b> = 180.</span><!--

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|distribution=Colo.;N.Mex.;Tex.;Utah;Calif.;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);S.C.;Okla.;Ariz.;Fla.;Nev.
|discussion=<p><i>Bothriochloa barbinodis</i> is a common species, at 500-1200 m, along roadsides, drainage ways, and gravelly slopes in desert grasslands, from the southwestern United States through Mexico and Central America to Bolivia and Argentina, and has been found in the Hawaiian Islands. Plants with a pit on the back of their lower glumes occur sporadically; they do not differ in any other respect from those without pits. The species is sometimes used as an ornamental. It is tolerant of coastal conditions and will grow as far north as Vancouver, British Columbia.</p><!--
--><p><i>Bothriochloa barbinodis</i> has been confused with three other species in the Flora region. It differs from <i>B. wrightii</i> in not having glaucous foliage, and in having oblong to merely somewhat fan-shaped panicles with pedicellate spikelets that are definitely shorter than the sessile spikelets; from B. aha in having shorter culms, panicles, and nodal hairs; and from <i>B. springfieldii</i> in having taller culms, wider leaves, shorter nodal hairs, and more, less hairy panicles branches.</p>
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name=Bothriochloa barbinodis
|authority=(Lag.) Herter
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Bothriochloa barbinodis var. perforata;Andropogon barbinodis
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|family=Poaceae
|illustrator=Linda A. Vorobik;Hana Pazdírková
|illustration copyright=Utah State University
|distribution=Colo.;N.Mex.;Tex.;Utah;Calif.;Pacific Islands (Hawaii);S.C.;Okla.;Ariz.;Fla.;Nev.
|reference=None
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|subfamily=Poaceae subfam. Panicoideae
|tribe=Poaceae tribe Andropogoneae
|genus=Bothriochloa
|species=Bothriochloa barbinodis
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