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Bothriochloa barbinodis (Lag.) Herter

Cane bluestem (en), Barbon Andropogon (fr), Bothriochloa à nœuds barbus (fr), Barbon à nœuds barbus (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Bothriochloa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 4-5
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 6-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Bothriochloa barbinodis leaf picture by Georges Olioso (cc-by-sa)
Bothriochloa barbinodis leaf picture by Villena Rojas Marcelo (cc-by-sa)
Bothriochloa barbinodis leaf picture by Villena Rojas Marcelo (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bothriochloa barbinodis flower picture by Martínez Fernanda (cc-by-sa)
Bothriochloa barbinodis flower picture by Rocío Alliney (cc-by-sa)
Bothriochloa barbinodis flower picture by Herrero Pere (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Bothriochloa barbinodis fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Bothriochloa barbinodis fruit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bothriochloa barbinodis world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, France, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35184-2
WFO ID wfo-0000853754
COL ID MN89
BDTFX ID 9977
INPN ID 86167
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Andropogon saccharoides subvar. perforatus Amphilophis palmeri Amphilophis perforata Andropogon barbinodis Andropogon emersus Andropogon palmeri Andropogon perforatus Bothriochloa schlumbergeri Sorghum schlumbergeri Amphilophis leucopogon Andropogon leucopogon Bothriochloa palmeri Bothriochloa perforata Amphilophis barbinodis Amphilophis emersa Amphilophis schlumbergeri Andropogon schlumbergeri Bothriochloa emersa Bothriochloa leucopogon Eulalia mexicana Andropogon barbinodis var. perforatus Andropogon ischaemum var. barbinodis Andropogon saccharoides subsp. leucopogon Andropogon saccharoides var. barbinodis Andropogon saccharoides var. leucopogon Andropogon saccharoides var. palmeri Andropogon saccharoides var. perforatus Andropogon schlumbergeri var. andreae Bothriochloa barbinodis var. palmeri Bothriochloa barbinodis var. perforata Bothriochloa barbinodis var. schlumbergeri Holcus saccharoides var. barbinodis Holcus saccharoides var. perforatus Sorghum saccharoides var. leucopogon Bothriochloa barbinodis var. barbinodis Bothriochloa barbinodis
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