Bothriochloa genus of plants in the grass family native to many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. They are often called beardgrass or bluestem .
The name is derived from the Greek words "bothrio" meaning "trench" and "chloa" meaning "blade of grass."
The following species are recognised:
Bothriochloa alta (Hitchc.) Henrard – tall beardgrass – Americas from New Mexico to Argentina Bothriochloa barbinodis (Lag.) Herter– cane bluestem – USA (CO MO OK AZ CA NV UT TX NM FL SC), Mexico, El Salvador , South America (from Colombia to Paraguay )Bothriochloa biloba S.T.Blake – Queensland , New South Wales Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake – Asia (Yemen to Caucasus to Japan to Maluku ), Australia , New Guinea , Africa, Madagascar Bothriochloa bunyensis B.K.Simon – Queensland Bothriochloa campii (Swallen) De Wet – Ecuador Bothriochloa compressa (Hook.f.) Henrard – India , Lesser Sunda Islands Bothriochloa decipiens (Hack.) C.E.Hubb. – Australia Bothriochloa edwardsiana (Gould) Parodi – Mexico, Texas , Argentina , Uruguay Bothriochloa ensiformis (Hook.f.) Henrard – India Bothriochloa erianthoides (F.Muell.) C.E.Hubb. – Queensland, New South Wales Bothriochloa eurylemma M.Marchi & Longhi – Wagner – Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul ), Argentina (Entre Ríos , Chaco , Formosa , Tucumán , Salta )Bothriochloa ewartiana (Domin) C.E.Hubb. – Australia, Philippines , Lesser Sunda Islands Bothriochloa exaristata (Nash) Henrard – awnless beardgrass – southern Brazil , northern Argentina, Paraguay , Bolivia , Peru , USA (TX LA)Bothriochloa grahamii (Haines) Bor – IndiaBothriochloa hirtifolia (J.Presl) Henrard – Mexico, Guatemala Bothriochloa hybrida (Gould) Gould – USA (TX LA), Mexico (from Chihuahua to Oaxaca )Bothriochloa imperatoides (Lillo) Herter – Rio Grande do Sul , northern Argentina, Uruguay Bothriochloa insculpta (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) A.Camus – sweetpitted grass – Africa, Madagascar , India, Arabian Peninsula , Spain , Sicily Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng – yellow bluestem – Eurasia + North Africa from Portugal + Canary Islands to Korea Bothriochloa kuntzeana (Hack.) Henrard – India, Nepal Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter – silver bluestem – Americas from Mexico to Chile Bothriochloa longifolia (Hack.) Bor – IndiaBothriochloa longipaniculata (Gould) Allred & Gould – longspike beardgrass – Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul , Rio de Janeiro , Rio Grande do Sul , Santa Catarina ), Argentina (Corrientes , Chaco , Formosa , Misiones ), Paraguay, Guatemala , Mexico, USA (TX LA MS)Bothriochloa macra (Steud.) S.T.Blake – red – leg grass, red grass, redleg or pitted beard grass – AustraliaBothriochloa meridionalis M.Marchi & Longhi – Wagner – Venezuela , Colombia , Ecuador , Rio Grande do SulBothriochloa modesta (Backer) Backer & Henrard – Java , Lesser Sunda IslandsBothriochloa pertusa (L.) A.Camus – pitted beardgrass – China , India, Southeast Asia , Australia, islands of Indian Ocean + western Pacific Bothriochloa pseudischaemum (Nees ex Steud.) Henrard – India, Sri Lanka Bothriochloa radicans (Lehm.) A.Camus – eastern + southern Africa, Arabian Peninsula Bothriochloa saccharoides Rydb. – Americas from Utah to UruguayBothriochloa springfieldii (Gould) Parodi – USA (CO AZ UT TX NM LA), Mexico, Bolivia , ArgentinaBothriochloa torreyana (Steud.) Scrivanti & Anton – southern USA (from CA to SC), Mexico, Central America , Brazil, Argentina, UruguayBothriochloa velutina M.Marchi & Longhi – Wagner – Paraná, Santa Catarina Bothriochloa woodrovii (Hook.f.) A.Camus – IndiaBothriochloa wrightii (Hack.) Henrard – Mexico, USA (TX NM AZ)formerly included see Capillipedium Dichanthium Euclasta Hemisorghum Pseudosorghum
