King Ranch Bluestem

King Ranch Bluestem

Common name: King Ranch Bluestem

Latin name: Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng

Family: Poaceae

Life Cycle: Perennial

Type: Grass

Description: Plants can begin as a bunch-type growth habit, but then spreading by rhizomes and/or stolons, especially in mowed turf. Inflorescence is a terminal panicle with spicate primary branches. One of the most common roadside and utility turfgrass weeds in Texas.

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