Silver Bluestem

Bothriochloa saccharoides (Sw.) Rydb.

Grass family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Bloom Time

Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance High

Flood Tolerance None

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Low

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance Low

Climate

pH Range 6.5 – 7.2

Frost-Free Days 140 days

Precipitation 10 – 48 in

Native Range

USA: Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: PR (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.