Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bothriochloa laguroides(A.P. de Candolle) Herter subsp. torreyana (Steudel) Allred & Gould
Amphilophis saccharoides auctores non (Swartz) Nash
Andropogon saccharoides auctores non Swartz
Andropogon torreyanus Steudel
Bothriochloa torreyana has poorly developed pedicellate spikelets that are shorter than
the sessile spikelets. The sessile spikelets are less than 4.5mm long and the panicle is silvery. There are
copious hairs tending to obscure the spikelets. Bothriochloa torreyana grows in the median in disturbed ground along roadways.
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Bothriochloa torreyana, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
Bothriochloa torreyana, closeup of panicle, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
Bothriochloa torreyana, 2x macro of spikelets, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
Bothriochloa torreyana, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
Bothriochloa torreyana, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
Bothriochloa torreyana, habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
Bothriochloa torreyana, inflorescence measured, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
Bothriochloa torreyana, sessile spikelet measured, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
Bothriochloa torreyana, habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Rte. 90 near Tyrone, June 5, 2009
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