Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Bothriochloa > Bothriochloa bladhiiBothriochloa bladhii (Caucasian bluestem; Australian beardgrass)Synonyms: Amphilophis glabra var. haenkei; Amphilophis haenkei; Amphilophis insculpta var. vegetior; Amphilophis intermedia; Amphilophis intermedia var. acidula; Amphilophis odorata; Anatherum montanum; Andropogon annulatus var. bladhii; Andropogon bladhii (homotypic); Andropogon caucasicus; Andropogon glaber var. haenkei; Andropogon haenkei; Andropogon intermedius; Andropogon intermedius genuinus; Andropogon intermedius var. acidula; Andropogon intermedius var. caucasicus; Andropogon intermedius var. genuinus; Andropogon intermedius var. haenkei; Andropogon intermedius var. inundatus; Andropogon intermedius var. punctatus; Andropogon inundatus; Andropogon leptanthus; Andropogon montanus (heterotypic); Andropogon odoratus (heterotypic); Andropogon perfossus (homotypic); Andropogon pertusus var. vegetior; Andropogon punctatus; Andropogon vachellii (homotypic); Andropogon vachellii var. perfectior; Bothriochloa anamitica; Bothriochloa bladhii bladhii; Bothriochloa bladhii punctata; Bothriochloa bladhii var. bladhii; Bothriochloa bladhii var. punctata; Bothriochloa caucasica; Bothriochloa glabra haenkei; Bothriochloa glabra haenkeri; Bothriochloa glabra var. epunctata; Bothriochloa glabra var. haenkei; Bothriochloa glabra var. perfectior; Bothriochloa haenkei; Bothriochloa insculpta var. vegetior; Bothriochloa intermedia; Bothriochloa intermedia punctata; Bothriochloa intermedia var. acidula; Bothriochloa intermedia var. punctata; Bothriochloa inundata; Bothriochloa odorata; Bothriochloa punctata; Capillipedium parviflorum var. montanum; Chrysopogon strictus; Cymbopogon odoratus; Dichanthium bladhii (homotypic); Dichanthium caucasicum; Dichanthium glabrum var. punctatum; Dichanthium intermedium; Dichanthium odoratum; Lepeocercis bladhii (homotypic); Rhaphis stricta; Sorghum caucasicum; Sorghum intermedium; Sorghum intermedium var. haenkei; Sorghum montanum Bothriochloa bladhii (commonly called, variously, Australian bluestem, Caucasian bluestem, forest-bluegrass, plains bluestem, and purple plume grass) is a neotropic grass in the Poaceae family, found primarily in tropical Africa, and tropical and temperate Asia, and Australia. The type specimen was collected from China by Finnish botanist Peter Johan Bladh. The name of Bladh is honored in the specific epithet. |
| Bloom Period [1] | Mid Summer | | Drought Tolerance [1] | High | | Fire Tolerance [1] | Low | | Frost Free Days [1] | 5 months | | Fruit/Seed Abundance [1] | Low | | Fruit/Seed Begin [1] | Summer | | Fruit/Seed End [1] | Fall | | Growth Form [1] | Bunch | | Growth Period [1] | Summer | | Growth Rate [1] | Rapid | | Leaf Type [1] | Deciduous | | Lifespan [1] | Perennial | | Propagation [1] | Seed | | Regrowth Rate [1] | Rapid | | Root Depth [1] | 18 inches (46 cm) | | Seed Spread Rate [1] | Rapid | | Seed Vigor [1] | High | | Seeds Per [1] | 859998 / lb (1895973 / kg) | | Shape/Orientation [1] | Semi-Erect | | Structure [2] | Grass | | Vegetative Spread Rate [1] | Slow |  | | Flower Color [1] | Yellow | | Foliage Color [1] | Green | | Fruit Color [1] | Brown | | | Height [1] | 35 inches (0.9 m) | | | Hardiness Zone Minimum [1] | USDA Zone: 4 Low Temperature: -30 F° (-34.4 C°) → -20 F° (-28.9 C°) | | Light Preference [1] | Full Sun | | Soil Acidity [1] | Neutral | | Soil Fertility [1] | Very Rich | | Water Use [1] | Moderate | | | Screening - Summer [1] | Dense | | Screening - Winter [1] | Porous |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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