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Bothriochloa laguroides

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Description
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID64402eed5b1ad598369991
Scientific name Bothriochloa laguroides
Authority (DC.) Herter
First published in Revista Sudamer. Bot. 6: 135 (1940)

Description Top

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Bothriochloa laguroides, also known as silver blue stem, is a type of grass belonging to the Poaceae family. It is found in Mexico and various parts of South America. This species is characterized by its silver-blue color and is commonly used for grazing and erosion control. It is a native species and plays an important role in the ecosystem of its natural habitat.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Andropogon glaucus Torr. Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 157 (1824)
Andropogon laguriformis Griseb. Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24: 309 (1879)
Andropogon laguroides DC. Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. : 78 (1813)
Andropogon saccharoides subsp. laguroides (DC.) Hack. Monogr. Phan. 6: 495 (1889)
Andropogon saccharoides var. laguroides (DC.) Hack. Fl. Bras. 2(3): 293 (1883)
Andropogon tenuirachis E.Fourn. Mexic. Pl. 2: 58 (1886)
Bothriochloa saccharoides var. laguroides (DC.) Beetle Phytologia 30: 344 (1975)
Calamagrostis megapotamica Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 192 (1854)
Deyeuxia megapotamica Spreng. Syst. Veg. 4(2): 30 (1827)
Holcus saccharoides var. laguroides (DC.) Stuck. Anales Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 11: 48. 1904
Sorghum saccharoides var. laguroides (DC.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 368 (1898)
Trachypogon laguroides Nees Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 349 (1829)
Sorghum saccharoides subsp. laguroides (DC.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 368 (1898)

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Language Common/alternative name
English silver beardgrass

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Name Authority First published in
Bothriochloa laguroides subsp. torreyana (Steud.) Allred & Gould Syst. Bot. 8(2): 179. 1983

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Florida
      • Tennessee
  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
    • Central America
      • Guatemala
      • Honduras
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Argentina South
      • Chile Central
      • Paraguay
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000853806
USDA Plants BOLA2
Tropicos 25509339
INPN 610752
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35197-2
The Plant List kew-399341
Open Tree Of Life 950466
NCBI Taxonomy 330553
Nature Serve 2.140884
IPNI 35197-2
iNaturalist 75843
GBIF 2704111
EPPO BOTLA
EOL 1115285
Calflora (Californian flora) 9038
USDA GRIN 7485
Wikipedia Bothriochloa_laguroides

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Grass species with potential for rangelands restoration in northern Mexico: an assessment with environmental niche modeling Álvarez-Holguín A, Morales-Nieto CR, Corrales-Lerma R, Ochoa-Rivero JM, Ponce-García OC, Prieto-Amparán JA, Vega-Mares JH, Villarreal-Guerrero F Sci Rep 15-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10943106
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-56918-1
PMID:38491325
Climate change threatens native potential agroforestry plant species in Brazil Lima VP, de Lima RA, Joner F, Siddique I, Raes N, ter Steege H Sci Rep 10-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8831634
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-06234-3
PMID:35145191
Seasonal Effect on Feed Intake and Methane Emissions of Cow–Calf Systems on Native Grassland with Variable Herbage Allowance Orcasberro MS, Loza C, Gere J, Soca P, Picasso V, Astigarraga L Animals (Basel) 19-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8003764
doi:10.3390/ani11030882
PMID:33808874
Poaceae Pollen from Southern Brazil: Distinguishing Grasslands (Campos) from Forests by Analyzing a Diverse Range of Poaceae Species Radaeski JN, Bauermann SG, Pereira AB Front Plant Sci 06-Dec-2016
PMCID:PMC5138494
doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.01833
PMID:27999585
Seasonal Shifts in Diet and Gut Microbiota of the American Bison (Bison bison) Bergmann GT, Craine JM, Robeson MS II, Fierer N PLoS One 12-Nov-2015
PMCID:PMC4642958
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0142409
PMID:26562019
Phytolith Assemblages and Systematic Associations in Grassland Species of the South-Eastern Pampean Plains, Argentina FERNÁNDEZ HONAINE M, ZUCOL AF, OSTERRIETH ML Ann Bot 01-Dec-2006
PMCID:PMC3292269
doi:10.1093/aob/mcl207
PMID:17030553

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