POACEAE
Bothriochloa ischaemum
Common Name: K.R. (King Ranch) Bluestem (*native to eastern and central Asia; extremely invasive in Texas!!)
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habit--Bothriochloa ischaemum is a non-native grass that is spreading rapidly through Texas | habit again |
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inflorescences, showing feathery stigmas | stigmas closeup--there are two stigmas per flower |
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stigmas (red) and anthers (yellow) in late Summer | |