Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica
Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng var. songarica (Rupr. ex Fisch. & C.A. Mey.) Celarier & Harlan
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USDA Symbol: BOISSUSDA Native Status: L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)
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Specimen & Label Data
Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica
King Ranch Bluestem
Poaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes, TX.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Roadside grade along Star Cross Trail in full sun and with very rocky and stoney soil.
Description: Tufted perennial with slender, erect stems to 30 cm tall. Stem nodes earred with short hairs. Panicle 6 cm long with 2-8 branches. Stalkless spikelets 4 mm long. Lemma awn to 1.5 cm long, bent and twisted.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Jun 28, 1995
Specimen number: 171
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1037
Accession Date: Aug 6, 1995
Accession Number: 84
Annotations: S-FXB (In fruit)