Bothriochloa ischaemum

Bothriochloa ischaemum

Bothriochloa ischaemum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Bothriochloa (L.) Roberty
Species:	Bothriochloa ischaemum
Synonyms^[1]
List Amphilophis ischaemum (L.) Nash Andropogon angustifolius Sm. nom. illeg. Andropogon annulatus J.A.Schmidt nom. inval. Andropogon articulatus Dulac nom. illeg. Andropogon digitatus St.-Lag. nom. illeg. Andropogon ischaemum L. Andropogon panormitanus Parl. Andropogon patulus Moench Andropogon pertusus var. panormitanus (Parl.) Hack. Andropogon taiwanensis Ohwi Andropogon undulatus Pers. Andropogon villosus Lam. nom. illeg. Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Mansf. Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Henrard Bothriochloa panormitana (Parl.) Pilg. Bothriochloa taiwanensis Ohwi nom. inval. Dichanthium ischaemum (L.) Roberty Digitaria collina Salisb. nom. inval. Ischaemum dactyloideum Montandon Sorghum ischaemum (L.) Kuntze Sorghum villosum (Lam.) Kuntze nom. illeg.

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Bothriochloa ischaemum is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae, found throughout much of the world. Two varieties are recognized, of which Bothriochloa ischaemum var. ischaemum is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa and naturalized elsewhere,^[2] and var. songarica is native to Asia and naturalized elsewhere.^[3] Var. songarica is an invasive weed in Texas, where it is known as "King Ranch bluestem"; it has displaced native grasses in large areas of central and south Texas.^[4]

The species name come from the Ancient Greek ischaemum, a styptic (causing ischemia).

References

↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
↑ "USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). Entry for B. ischaemum var. ischaemum".
↑ "USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). Entry for B. ischaemum var. songarica".
↑ Gabbard, B. L.; Fowler, N. L. (2006). "Wide Ecological Amplitude of a Diversity-Reducing Invasive Grass". Biological Invasions 9 (2): 149. doi:10.1007/s10530-006-9012-x.

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