Taxon: Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter subsp. torreyana (Steud.) Allred & Gould

Summary

Genus:

Bothriochloa

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Subtribe:

Anthristiriinae

Nomen number:

103438

Place of publication:

Syst. Bot. 8:179. 1983

Verified:

09/26/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter (15 active accession[s])
Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter subsp. laguroides (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Andropogon torreyanus Steud.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon saccharoides Sw. var. torreyanus (Steud.) Hack.
Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb. var. torreyana (Steud.) Gould

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Andropogon glaucus Torr.
Andropogon saccharoides Sw. var. glaucus Scribn.

Invalid Designation(s)
Andropogon saccharoides auct. nonn.
Bothriochloa saccharoides auct. nonn.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Chester, E. W. et al. 1993-1997. Atlas of Tennessee vascular plants.
Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: mentions
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. Note: = Andropogon saccharoides
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Note: = Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. saccharoides
Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
Scrivanti, L. R. et al. 2016. Delimiting species boundaries within the Bothriochloa saccharoides complex (Poaceae) through morphometric analysis. Phytotaxa 89:29-42. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.89.1.2. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
Shackelford, C. et al. 2021. Santiago germplasm silver bluestem: a selected class of natural germplasm. Native Pl J 22:147-154.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora.
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:138.

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	silver beard grass	as Andropogon saccharoides	1	Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2. Note: = Andropogon saccharoides
English	silver bluestem		1	Allred, K. W. & F. W. Gould. 1983. Systematics of the Bothriochloa saccharoides complex (Poaceae: Andropogoneae). Syst. Bot. 8:179. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Spanish	popotillo plateado	as Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. saccharoides	2	Mejía-Saulés, M. T. & P. Dávila A. 1992. Gramíneas Útiles de México. Cuad. Inst. Biol. 16 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Note: = Bothriochloa saccharoides subsp. saccharoides

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida	w.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	n.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Santa Catarina		Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: mentions
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: mentions
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Corrientes		Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Uruguay			Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Florida (w.), Georgia (n.), Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (e.), California, Nevada (s.), Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guerrero, Hidalgo]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Honduras, Panama
BRAZIL: Brazil [Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes], Uruguay

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana. Note: mentions
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
Sánchez-Ken, J. G. 2019. Riqueza de especies, clasificación y listado de las gramíneas (Poaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 126:e1379. DOI: 10.21829/abm126.2019.1379. Note: as Bothriochloa torreyana
Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage		Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmental	revegetator	potential	Shackelford, C. et al. 2021. Santiago germplasm silver bluestem: a selected class of natural germplasm. Native Pl J 22:147-154.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103438. Accessed 12 May 2026.