Poaceae
Cane bluestem
Bothriochloa barbinodis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Bothriochloa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cane bluestem
Synonyms
- Amphilophis barbinodis (Lag.) Nash
- Amphilophis emersa (E.Fourn.) Nash
- Amphilophis leucopogon (Nees) Nash
- Amphilophis palmeri (Hack.) Nash
- Amphilophis perforata (Trin. ex E.Fourn.) Nash
- Amphilophis schlumbergeri (E.Fourn.) Nash
- Andropogon barbinodis Lag.
- Andropogon barbinodis var. perforatus (Trin. ex E.Fourn.) Gould
- Andropogon emersus E.Fourn.
- Andropogon ischaemum var. barbinodis (Lag.) Desv.
- Andropogon leucopogon Nees
- Andropogon palmeri (Hack.) Gould
- Andropogon perforatus Trin. ex E.Fourn.
- Andropogon saccharoides subsp. leucopogon (Nees) Hack.
- Andropogon saccharoides subvar. perforatus (Trin. ex E.Fourn.) Hack.
- Andropogon saccharoides subvar. typicus Hack.
- Andropogon saccharoides var. barbinodis (Lag.) Hack.
- Andropogon saccharoides var. leucopogon (Nees) Hack.
- Andropogon saccharoides var. palmeri Hack.
- Andropogon saccharoides var. perforatus (Trin. ex E.Fourn.) L.H.Dewey
- Andropogon schlumbergeri E.Fourn.
- Andropogon schlumbergeri var. andreae Hack.
- Bothriochloa barbinodis var. barbinodis
- Bothriochloa barbinodis var. palmeri (Hack.) De Wet
- Bothriochloa barbinodis var. perforata (Trin. ex E.Fourn.) Gould
- Bothriochloa barbinodis var. schlumbergeri (E.Fourn.) De Wet
- Bothriochloa emersa (E.Fourn.) Henrard
- Bothriochloa leucopogon (Nees) Pilg.
- Bothriochloa palmeri (Hack.) Pilg.
- Bothriochloa perforata (Trin. ex E.Fourn.) Herter
- Bothriochloa schlumbergeri (E.Fourn.) Henrard
- Eulalia mexicana Steud.
- Holcus saccharoides var. barbinodis (Lag.) Hack.
- Holcus saccharoides var. perforatus (E.Fourn.) Hack.
- Sorghum saccharoides var. leucopogon (Nees) Kuntze
- Sorghum schlumbergeri Kuntze
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michel Chauvet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.