cane beardgrass
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Description 3
Tall, open grass with a few to many stems, most over a meter tall. Flowerheads green, 5 to 14 cm long at the end of the long stalk; mature seedheads are conspicuously white. Seeds are densely hairy with a single long, once-bent awn; hairs arise from the base of the seed (see the similar seed on desert needlegrass). Most likely to be seen in washes or on north-facing slopes. Uncommon in the preserve. Leaves are 30 cm long and 2 to 7 mm wide. Also called cane bluestem, among other names.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Jones
- Steve Hurst, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bothriochloabarbinodis.jpg
- (c) Steve Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
iNat Map
| Occurrence | Rare |
|---|---|
| Stolons | Absent |
| Seedhead color | White |
| Seed hairs | Present |
| Seed bristles | Absent |
| Seed awns | Absent |
| Inflorescence | Spikelike |
| Height | Over 1m |
