Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Bothriochloa ischaemum (Linnaeus) Keng
(Yellow Bluestem)
Family: Poaceae
Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
None
In Bothriochloa ischaemum, the pedicelled spikelets are roughly the same length as
the sessile one. It differs from Bothriochloa bladhii in that the length of the panicle is shorter
than the length of the branches. Both species have a distinctly purple look to them, while Bothriochloa barbinodis looks silvery white.
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Bothriochloa ischaemum, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Ridge Rd., Oct. 20, 2007
Bothriochloa ischaemum, 4 spikes, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Ridge Rd., Oct. 20, 2007
Bothriochloa ischaemum, detail of spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Ridge Rd., Oct. 20, 2007
Bothriochloa ischaemum, detail of spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Ridge Rd., Oct. 25, 2008
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